CVE-2017-7537
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.46% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-592, CWE-798
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · dogtagpki/dogtagpki
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.