Red Hat Security Advisory: RHTAS 1.2.1 - Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Release
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:18 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Gogithub.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509pkg:golang/github.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
No mitigation is currently available or meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform ships golang 1.23 which does not include the affected code, so it is not impacted. Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for any future fixes or mitigations. Customers with a Technical Account Manager (TAM) can review this CVE directly with their TAM for guidance.
Description
CVE-2025-22874 is a vulnerability in the Go crypto/x509 package used by Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer (RHTAS) that allows improper certificate validation. When VerifyOptions.KeyUsages includes ExtKeyUsageAny, certificate chains with policy graphs may bypass certificate policy validation. This flaw can enable an attacker to trick the system into accepting invalid certificates, potentially allowing spoofing attacks and weakening system integrity. Confidentiality and availability are not affected. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform ships golang 1.23 which does not include the affected code. No fix is currently available that meets Red Hat's criteria for deployment and stability.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14484 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_trusted_artifact_signer/1.2 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_trusted_artifact_signer/1.2/html-single/release_notes/index (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22874 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_14484.json (opens in a new tab)