CVE-2025-54799

LOW

lego < 4.25.2 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via ACME Protocol

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Let's Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go (Lego). In versions 4.25.1 and below, the github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/acme/api package (thus the lego library and the lego cli as well) don't enforce HTTPS when talking to CAs as an ACME client. Unlike the http-01 challenge which solves an ACME challenge over unencrypted HTTP, the ACME protocol requires HTTPS when a client communicates with the CA to performs ACME functions. However, the library fails to enforce HTTPS both in the original discover URL (configured by the library user) and in the subsequent addresses returned by the CAs in the directory and order objects. If users input HTTP URLs or CAs misconfigure endpoints, protocol operations occur over HTTP instead of HTTPS. This compromises privacy by exposing request/response details like account and request identifiers to network attackers. This was fixed in version 4.25.2.

Scores

CVSS v4 2.3
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 9.8%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-319
Status published
Products (3)
go-acme/lego 0 (2 CPE variants)Go
go-acme/lego 0 - 4.25.2Go
go-acme/lego < 4.25.2
Published Aug 07, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026