GHSA-HFPC-8R3F-GW53

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 20:25 – Updated: 2026-03-25 18:31
VLAI?
Summary
AWS-LC has PKCS7_verify Signature Validation Bypass
Details

Summary

AWS-LC is an open-source, general-purpose cryptographic library.

Impact

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.

Impacted versions:

aws-lc-sys versions: >= 0.24.0, < 0.38.0

Patches

The patch is included in v0.38.0

Workarounds

There is no workaround. Applications using aws-lc-sys should upgrade to the most recent release of aws-lc-sys.

Resources

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact [AWS/Amazon] Security via the vulnerability reporting page or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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        "name": "aws-lc-sys"
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  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-347"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T20:25:39Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
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  },
  "details": "### Summary\nAWS-LC is an open-source, general-purpose cryptographic library.\n\n### Impact\nImproper signature validation in PKCS7_verify() in AWS-LC allows an unauthenticated user to bypass signature verification when processing PKCS7 objects with Authenticated Attributes.\n\nCustomers 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.\n\n#### Impacted versions: \naws-lc-sys versions: \u003e= 0.24.0, \u003c 0.38.0\n\n### Patches\nThe patch is included in v0.38.0\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround. Applications using aws-lc-sys should upgrade to the most recent release of aws-lc-sys.\n\n### Resources\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact [AWS/Amazon] Security via the [vulnerability reporting page](https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting) or directly via email to [aws-security@amazon.com](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com). Please do not create a public GitHub issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-hfpc-8r3f-gw53",
  "modified": "2026-03-25T18:31:14Z",
  "published": "2026-03-03T20:25:39Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-lc-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-hfpc-8r3f-gw53"
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-lc/security/advisories/GHSA-jchq-39cv-q4wj"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3338"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-005-AWS"
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    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-lc-rs"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0047.html"
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "AWS-LC has PKCS7_verify Signature Validation Bypass"
}


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