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SCA: security update for github.com/smallstep/certificates (GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436198

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - An attacker can bypass authorization checks and force a Step CA ACME or SCEP provisioner to create
 certificates without completing certain protocol authorization checks. (CVE-2025-44005)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8cp-697h-8c8p

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 436198

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.83

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-44005

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-44005

cwe: CWE-306