CVE-2025-44005

CRITICAL EPSS 86.8%
Published Dec 17, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
10.0 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Dec 17, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
10.0
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
86.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/security/advisories/GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p
  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242
  • talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.