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Bugzilla #1756847 Certificate Problem Report

Sectigo: SC45 DCV Reuse Error

RESOLVED FIXED Sectigo
AI Summary

Sectigo identified a bug in their implementation of Domain Control Validation (DCV) reuse, which led to the potential misissuance of certificates. The issue was discovered through continuous QA testing and was related to compliance with SC45. A total of 40 certificates were identified as affected and were revoked within 24 hours of discovery. A code fix has been deployed, and Sectigo has ceased issuing certificates with this problem. They are continuing to monitor the situation to ensure all affected certificates are accounted for.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 20:57 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Certificates issued that may be affected by the bug.
  2. Continuous testing reveals a possible bug in SC45 implementation.
  3. Hotfix deployed to resolve the bug.
  4. All 40 misissued certificates revoked.
Participants
Tim Callan Martijn Katerbarg B Wilson
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