VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7537

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-592: DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Primary references