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Cryptography

CVE-2026-3338

8.7
High
EPSS 0.78%Patch availableMar 3, 2026

Bypass PKCS7 signature verification in AWS-LC PKCS7_verify() with Authenticated Attributes.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-3338 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-3338 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 0.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-3338?

CVE-2026-3338 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-2026-3338?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-3338. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-3338 affect?

CVE-2026-3338 affects AWS-LC library. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-3338?

Upgrade AWS-LC to 1.69.0

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

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
AWS-LC library
impact

Unauthenticated bypass of PKCS7 signature validation; forged PKCS7 data could be accepted as valid.

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
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