CVE-2025-44005 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p	Step CA Has Authorization Bypass in ACME and SCEP Provisioners

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Weaknesses		CWE-287
References		https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/security/advisories/GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2242
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2025-12-17T15:16:16.495Z

Updated: 2025-12-17T17:06:18.202Z

Reserved: 2025-07-28T19:00:54.642Z

Link: CVE-2025-44005

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-17T16:16:05.847

Modified: 2025-12-17T17:15:50.177

Link: CVE-2025-44005

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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