CVE-2025-44005

EUVD-2025-201012
An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
talosCNA
10 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 88.5%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
smallstepstep-ca
0.28.4
CNA
smallstepstep-ca
0.28.3
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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