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Cryptography

CVE-2026-3336

8.7
High
EPSS 0.77%Patch availableMar 3, 2026

Unauthenticated bypass of PKCS7 chain validation in AWS-LC; upgrade to 1.69.0.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-3336 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-3336 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-3336?

CVE-2026-3336 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-3336?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-3336. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-3336 affect?

CVE-2026-3336 affects Applications using AWS-LC. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-3336?

Upgrade AWS-LC to v1.69.0

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Applications using AWS-LC
impact

Bypasses PKCS7 cert-chain verification for multi-signer data, enabling impersonation in apps using AWS-LC.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
AWS AWS-LC
  • affected>= 1.41.0 and < 1.69.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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