4.2
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-35434
CISA Thorium does not validate TLS connections to Elasticsearch
Description

CISA Thorium does not validate TLS certificates when connecting to Elasticsearch. An unauthenticated attacker with access to a Thorium cluster could impersonate the Elasticsearch service. Fixed in 1.1.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
CVSS 4.0 LOW 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Solution
Update CISA Thorium to version 1.1.2 or later to validate TLS certificates.
  • Update CISA Thorium to version 1.1.2.
  • Ensure TLS certificate validation is enabled.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Sep. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description CISA Thorium does not validate TLS certificates when connecting to Elasticsearch. An unauthenticated attacker with access to a Thorium cluster could impersonate the Elasticsearch service. Fixed in 1.1.2.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added Reference https://github.com/cisagov/thorium/blob/main/api/src/models/backends/setup/elastic_setup.rs#L36-L43
    Added Reference https://github.com/cisagov/thorium/releases/tag/1.1.2
    Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-259-01.json
    Added Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-35434
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.3
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Base CVSS Score: 4.2
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