Vendor Intelligence Report

Is CircleCI safe for
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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 84% confidence across 24 intelligence sources.

ThirdProof investigated CircleCI (circleci.com) across 24 intelligence sources including sanctions databases, cyber risk scores, business registries, and more.

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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.

Source: FedRAMP Marketplace

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Risk Tier
Tier 3 — Moderate Risk
Assessment
Conditional
Confidence
84%

Investigation Preview — 23 Sources Queried

Sanctions ScreeningClear — No matches found
HTTP SecurityB (75/100)
Domain ReputationClean across 94 security engines
Infrastructure2 open ports, 0 CVEs
Malware & PhishingClean
IP ReputationAbuse score: 0%, 0 reports
Domain Age14.5 years
Certifications (Vendor-Attested)
SOC 2FedRAMPPCI DSSGDPRCCPACSA STAR

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Executive Summary Preview

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. 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.

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Key Findings for CircleCI

SeverityFindingSource
mediumAging adverse media in historical archivesHistorical Media Search
infoClean domain reputationThreat Intelligence
low6 certifications claimed but not independently verifiedTrust & Compliance Page Scan

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Recommended Actions

  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. 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. 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.

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What you'll see in CircleCI's report

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Risk Tier1–5 scale

Deterministic score based on evidence — not AI opinion

Confidence Score0–100%

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Individual FindingsPer-source

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Executive SummaryAI synthesis

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Compliance Status3-tier verification

Independently verified, vendor attested, or not found

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Intelligence Sources Queried for CircleCI

✓Sanctions & Watchlists
✓Business Registration
✓Adverse Media Scan
✓Company Intelligence
✓Domain Analysis
✓Infrastructure Exposure
✓Domain Registration
✓Threat Intelligence
✓Tech Community Sentiment
✓HTTP Security Scan
✓SSL/TLS Analysis
✓Certificate Transparency
✓Web Archive History
✓Threat Intel (OTX)
✓IP Reputation
✓Malware & Phishing Check
✓Website Security Scan
✓Trust & Compliance Scan
✓Subprocessor Discovery
✓FDIC Registry Check
✓SEC Filing Search
✓Historical Media Search
✓Certification Registry

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What a ThirdProof investigation 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.

Compliance Resources

→ SOC 2 Vendor Assessment: What Your Auditor Actually Reviews→ SOC 2 CC9.2 Vendor Management with ThirdProof→ Sanctions Screening for Vendor Due Diligence→ Vendor Due Diligence Checklist→ All 24 Intelligence Sources

Frequently asked about CircleCI

Is CircleCI safe to use as a vendor?+
CircleCI can be evaluated for vendor safety by checking sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), verifying business registration through legal entity registries like GLEIF, scanning for adverse media coverage including data breaches and regulatory actions, and assessing domain security and cyber risk posture. ThirdProof automates this entire investigation across 24 intelligence sources and produces a deterministic risk tier (1-5 scale) with a confidence score. Run a free investigation to see CircleCI's full risk profile.
Does CircleCI have SOC 2 certification?+
To verify whether CircleCI holds SOC 2 certification, ThirdProof scans the vendor's trust page and security documentation for certification claims, then cross-references those claims against independent registries where available (such as the FedRAMP Marketplace for FedRAMP authorization). Certifications are classified as independently verified, vendor attested, or not found in evidence — ensuring you know the verification level of each claim.
Is CircleCI FedRAMP authorized?+
Based on ThirdProof's investigation, CircleCI is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly and consider alternative vendors with FedRAMP authorization where required.
Has CircleCI had any data breaches?+
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 involving CircleCI. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification. The investigation also checks SEC EDGAR for enforcement-related filings and FDIC records for financial institution failures, providing a comprehensive public record review.
Is CircleCI on any sanctions lists?+
ThirdProof screens CircleCI against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives from similar names. If CircleCI or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers an automatic escalation to the highest risk tier. No sanctions match is confirmed through a clean screening report in the investigation output.
How do I assess CircleCI for vendor risk?+
ThirdProof investigates CircleCI autonomously in under 2 minutes using 24 intelligence sources — no questionnaires, no vendor participation required. The investigation covers sanctions screening, cyber risk scoring, business registration, adverse media, domain security, and more. Reports are formatted for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC compliance frameworks. Your first investigation is free.

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