CVE-2025-44005

CRITICAL

10.0

Description

An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score10.0

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/17/2025

Last Modified12/18/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

References

https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/security/advisories/GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p(talos-cna@cisco.com)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242(talos-cna@cisco.com)

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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