Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting aws-lc-sys package, versions >=0.24.0 <0.38.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-AWSLCSYS-15374693
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-3338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade aws-lc-sys to version 0.38.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in the PKCS7_verify() function when processing PKCS7 objects with authenticated attributes. An attacker can bypass signature verification by submitting specially crafted PKCS7 data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1