VulnerabilityPublished 13 Aug 2026Updated 26 Oct 2026

CVE-2024-39689: Certifi removes GLOBALTRUST root certificate

Affects certifiSource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 2024.7.4 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:56 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2024.7.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade certifi to 2024.7.4.

Patches and advisories

github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/bd8153872e9c6fc98f4023df9c2deaffea2fa463 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Homebrewcertifi`pkg:brew/certifi`Other threats	Affected >=2024.2.2 <2024.7.4	Fixed in 2024.7.4

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AI-suggested

Users should upgrade Certifi to version 2024.7.4 or later, which removes GLOBALTRUST root certificates from the trust store. This update aligns with Mozilla's removal of these roots and addresses the compliance issues identified. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying this update.

Description

Certifi versions from 2024.2.2 up to but not including 2024.7.4 included root certificates from GLOBALTRUST, which are being removed due to unresolved compliance issues. The removal of these root certificates addresses trust concerns identified in an ongoing investigation. Certifi 2024.7.4 removes these certificates from its root store, aligning with Mozilla's trust store changes.

Impact

The presence of GLOBALTRUST root certificates in Certifi versions >=2024.2.2 and <2024.7.4 could allow acceptance of TLS certificates trusted by GLOBALTRUST despite compliance issues, potentially enabling integrity violations in TLS communications. The removal of these root certificates mitigates this risk by no longer trusting GLOBALTRUST roots, thus preventing acceptance of potentially untrustworthy certificates.

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