CVE-2025-44005
An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks.
Published:Dec 17, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Dec 17, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00024
CVSS Score:10
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Smallstep
Product
Step-ca
Smallstep
Step-ca
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
