{"cve":"CVE-2022-23491","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-07T22:15:09.870","modified":"2026-06-17T04:30:13.707","status":"Analyzed","description":"Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from \"TrustCor\" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-345"],"references":["https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8","https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/oxX69KFvsm4/m/yLohoVqtCgAJ","https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8","https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/oxX69KFvsm4/m/yLohoVqtCgAJ","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0010/"],"products":["certifi:certifi","netapp:e-series_performance_analyzer","netapp:management_services_for_element_software","netapp:management_services_for_netapp_hci"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:28.463369388+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-23491","score":0.0053,"percentile":0.44835,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8","summary":"Certifi removing TrustCor root certificate","modified":"2025-02-12T18:53:14.421067Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"certifi","purl":"pkg:pypi/certifi","ranges":[">=2017.11.05 <2022.12.07"],"fixed":["2022.12.07"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2022-42986","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2022-42986","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T04:08:19.066843Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"certifi","purl":"pkg:pypi/certifi","ranges":[">=2017.11.5 <2022.12.7"],"fixed":["2022.12.7"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}