CVE-2025-25201
Improper Validation of Admin Key in PIV Smartcard
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.0 Medium
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 3, 2025
Description
Nitrokey 3 Firmware is the the firmware of Nitrokey 3 USB keys. For release 1.8.0, and test releases with PIV enabled prior to 1.8.0, the PIV application could accept invalid keys for authentication of the admin key. This could lead to compromise of the integrity of the data stored in the application. An attacker without access to the proper administration key would be able to generate new keys and overwrite certificates. Such an attacker would not be able to read-out or extract existing private data, nor would they be able to gain access to cryptographic operations that would normally require PIN-based authentication. The issue is fixed in piv-authenticator 0.3.9, and in Nitrokey's firmware 1.8.1.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.0 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
nitrokey-3-firmwareNitrokey |
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References
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