Improper Authentication Affecting golang-github-smallstep-certificates package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-GOLANGGITHUBSMALLSTEPCERTIFICATES-16236337
  • published5 Oct 2026
  • disclosed19 Mar 2026

Introduced: 19 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-30836  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:26.04 golang-github-smallstep-certificates.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-github-smallstep-certificates package and not the golang-github-smallstep-certificates package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 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.