CVE-2025-66406

Improper Authorization Check for SSH Certificate Revocation

Published Dec 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Step CA is an online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management for DevOps. Prior to 0.29.0, there is an improper authorization check for SSH certificate revocation. This affects deployments configured with the SSHPOP provisioner. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j7c9-79x7-8hpr step-ca Has Improper Authorization Check for SSH Certificate Revocation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Smallstep
Smallstep certificates
Vendors & Products Smallstep
Smallstep certificates
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Step CA is an online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management for DevOps. Prior to 0.29.0, there is an improper authorization check for SSH certificate revocation. This affects deployments configured with the SSHPOP provisioner. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.0.
Title Improper Authorization Check for SSH Certificate Revocation
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 9:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 28, 2025, 11:33 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 3, 2025, 8:16 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 5:10 PM