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FreeBSD : step-certificates -- Authorization Bypass in ACME and SCEP Provisioners (eca46635-db51-11f0-9b8d-40a6b7c3b3b8)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 279034

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the eca46635-db51-11f0-9b8d-40a6b7c3b3b8 advisory.

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?2edb8a5a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 279034

File Name: freebsd_pkg_eca46635db5111f09b8d40a6b7c3b3b8.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/17/2025

Updated: 12/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

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

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:step-certificates, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-44005