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CVE-2025-44005

10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9.1% (pctl 95)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (10), but no sign of active exploitation.

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.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS9.09% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-287
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2025-12-17
Last modified2026-06-17

References

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