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CircleCI Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with CircleCI, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated CircleCI across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 4, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 0 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 14.6 years🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
CircleCI is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
CircleCI has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
CircleCI returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned CircleCI a Moderate Risk tier with 95% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 84% confidence. Every CircleCI investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

CircleCI is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

CircleCI

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score84%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

19

Sources With Data

March 4, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for CircleCI

CircleCI is a well-established CI/CD SaaS platform with a 14-year domain history, clean current threat intelligence across 94 security engines, and a publicly maintained trust portal at trust.circleci.com.

Area Requiring Attention

The vendor's primary risk signal is a documented data breach from January 2023, in which an infostealer on an employee laptop led to the compromise of customer secrets — an incident now over three years old. Six compliance certifications (SOC 2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, CSA STAR) are claimed on the vendor's public trust and security pages but could not be independently verified through public registries during this assessment. For a retail organization evaluating CircleCI as a TPSP under PCI-DSS 4.0 Requirement 12.8, the combination of an unverified PCI DSS claim and a historical breach involving secrets exfiltration warrants a conditional approval with specific documentation requirements prior to use in or adjacent to the cardholder data environment.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data providers without vendor participation or notification.

Investigation Findings

3 findings identified for CircleCI

3 medium
medium

Recently Registered Entity

Circle Internet Services, Inc. was first registered in the LEI system less than 1 year ago (2025-05-07T19:48:13Z).

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

A critical data source was unavailable during this investigation. Manual verification is recommended.

medium

Historical Media Coverage: data breach

1 article(s) mention "CircleCI" with risk keywords, severity reduced due to article age: "CircleCI Confirms Data Breach Was Caused By Infostealer on Employee Laptop"

Security Strengths

27 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Recent News Coverage

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Domain Infrastructure Healthy

Domain Analysis

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

2 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (14+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Analysis Unavailable

SSL/TLS Analysis

Certificate Transparency Unavailable

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (14+ years)

Web Archive History

No Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: SOC 2

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: FedRAMP

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: PCI DSS

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: CCPA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: CSA STAR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for CircleCI

  1. 1

    Obtain CircleCI's PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance (AOC) and shared responsibility matrix. Contact their security team via trust.circleci.com or security@circleci.com and specifically request the AOC (not just a certification page screenshot) and a document clarifying which PCI DSS 4.0 requirements CircleCI manages versus your organization. This is mandatory for PCI-DSS 12.8.5 compliance. Complete within 30 days.

  2. 2

    Request the current SOC 2 Type II report. Ask CircleCI's security team for the full report issued by their auditor — do not rely solely on the trust page claim. Verify the report period covers the last 12 months and review the description of controls relevant to secrets management, access control, and incident response. Complete within 30 days.

  3. 3

    Verify FedRAMP authorization status independently. Visit the FedRAMP Marketplace at marketplace.fedramp.gov and search for CircleCI. If found, note the authorizing agency and authorization date. If not found, ask CircleCI to clarify whether their LI-SaaS designation is active or in-process, as this affects your risk posture for government-adjacent workloads.

  4. 4

    Conduct a secrets audit. Identify all API keys, cloud credentials, and environment variables currently stored in CircleCI pipelines. Rotate any credentials that have been in CircleCI since before March 2023 (the period affected by the January 2023 breach). Implement secrets scanning in your CI/CD configuration to detect inadvertent credential exposure going forward. Complete within 60 days.

  5. 5

    Obtain a signed Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and Service Provider Agreement. For GDPR compliance, request CircleCI's standard DPA before processing any EU consumer data through pipelines. For CCPA/CPRA compliance, confirm a written Service Provider Agreement is in place that prohibits CircleCI from selling or sharing your consumer data. CircleCI's legal documents are typically available at circleci.com/legal — if a pre-signed DPA is not available there, contact privacy@circleci.com.

  6. 6

    Review the full subprocessor list at circleci.com/legal/subprocessors. Assess each listed subprocessor for geographic location (particularly for GDPR data transfer purposes) and confirm your data processing agreements extend to these third parties as required by GDPR Article 28. Repeat this review when CircleCI announces subprocessor changes.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

19of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Certificate Transparency
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
SSL/TLS Analysis

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Sanctions and watchlist screening was unavailable during this assessment. Manual verification against OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions lists is recommended before final approval.
  • SSL/TLS deep analysis could not be completed. The HTTP security scan awarded a grade of B (75/100) with 2 failed tests; a full TLS configuration review should be requested from the vendor.
  • Certificate transparency log analysis was unavailable. Subdomain exposure and certificate issuance history for circleci.com could not be fully assessed.
  • The subprocessor page at circleci.com/legal/subprocessors returned only one parseable entry ('World'), which may indicate a parsing limitation rather than a complete subprocessor inventory. The full subprocessor list should be reviewed directly at that URL.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, limiting the ability to benchmark CircleCI's security posture against industry peers.
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What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is CircleCI on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is CircleCI's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is CircleCI a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has CircleCI appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is CircleCI's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are CircleCI's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does CircleCI claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does CircleCI depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has CircleCI appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about CircleCI

Is CircleCI FedRAMP authorized?+
CircleCI is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does CircleCI have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — CircleCI holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 2 findings →
Is CircleCI on the OFAC sanctions list?+
CircleCI returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is CircleCI's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned CircleCI a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 95% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for CircleCI?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of CircleCI produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending CircleCI a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is CircleCI safe to use as a vendor?+
CircleCI is a CI/CD vendor that handles organizational data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see CircleCI's full risk profile.
Does CircleCI have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — CircleCI holds SOC 2 + 5 other certs. Rated Moderate Risk — adverse media flagged. See all 2 findings →
Has CircleCI had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly CI/CD platforms like CircleCI that handle organizational data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is CircleCI on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for CI/CD vendors. ThirdProof screens CircleCI against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If CircleCI or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess CircleCI for vendor risk?+
Assessing CircleCI as a CI/CD vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and applicable industry standards compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

CircleCI is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates CircleCI across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.