CVE-2026-3338
PKCS7_verify Signature Validation Bypass in AWS-LC
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.78%
Description
Improper signature validation in `PKCS7_verify()` in AWS-LC allows an unauthenticated user to bypass signature verification when processing PKCS7 objects with Authenticated Attributes. Customers of AWS services do not need to take action. `aws-lc-sys` contains code from AWS-LC. Applications using `aws-lc-sys` should upgrade to the most recent release of `aws-lc-sys`. There is no workaround; applications using `aws-lc-sys` should upgrade to the most recent release of `aws-lc-sys`.
How to fix CVE-2026-3338
To remediate CVE-2026-3338, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.38.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.38.0 or later
Is CVE-2026-3338 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 0.24.0, < 0.38.0
- >= 0.24.0, < 0.38.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |