Improper Authentication Affecting step-certificates package, versions <0.30.1-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published22 Mar 2026
- disclosed19 Mar 2026
Introduced: 19 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-30836 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.23 step-certificates to version 0.30.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream step-certificates package and not the step-certificates package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.
Step CA is an online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management for DevOps. Versions 0.30.0-rc6 and below do not safeguard against unauthenticated certificate issuance through the SCEP UpdateReq. This issue has been fixed in version 0.30.0.