Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting keep-fips package, versions <0.51.0-r6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-KEEPFIPS-16634141
  • published11 May 2026
  • disclosed6 May 2026

Introduced: 6 May 2026

CVE-2026-44405  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard keep-fips to version 0.51.0-r6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream keep-fips package and not the keep-fips package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

In Paramiko through 4.0.0 before a448945, rsakey.py allows the SHA-1 algorithm.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1