CVE-2026-17039: Pki-core: dogtag-pki: redhat-pki: pki-core: ca renewal request processing omits realm authorization check performed by enrollment path
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-17039 is a low (CVSS 3.1) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in dogtag-pki. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 3.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 24-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in pki-core. The certificate authority (CA) renewal request path does not perform the realm-based authorization check that the enrollment path performs, allowing an authenticated user entitled to one realm to cause a certificate belonging to a different realm to be renewed without that realm's authorization.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.26% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- dogtag-pkiAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
- dogtag-pkiAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- github.com/dogtagpki/…REPORT
- github.com/dogtagpki/…REPORT
- github.com/dogtagpki/…REPORT