CVE-2025-6224

Name: CVE-2025-6224
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-07-01T11:15:21.77+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.14%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-6224 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Certificate generation in juju/utils using the cert.NewLeaf function could include private information. If this certificate were then transferred over the network in plaintext, an attacker listening on that network could sniff the certificate and trivially extract the private key from it.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Certificate generation in juju/utils using the cert.NewLeaf function could include private information. If this certificate were then transferred over the network in plaintext, an attacker listening on that network could sniff the certificate and trivially extract the private key from it.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.14%

3.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Juju\/Utils	>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4

References

https://github.com/juju/utils/security/advisories/GHSA-h34r-jxqm-qgprExploit, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-6224?

How severe is CVE-2025-6224?

CVE-2025-6224 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-6224?

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Source: NVD / NIST