CVE-2026-3338: AWS-LC · (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)
Affects AWS-LCSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.69.0 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.69.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade AWS-LC and aws/aws-lc to 1.69.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AWSAWS-LC | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubaws/aws-lcpkg:github/aws/aws-lcOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
AWS manages remediation for this vulnerability in its cloud services, so customers using AWS services do not need to take action. Applications using AWS-LC directly should upgrade to AWS-LC version 1.69.0, which contains the fix for this issue. Patch status is confirmed as available. Refer to the vendor advisories at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-005-AWS/ and https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3338 for detailed guidance.
Description
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. Applications using AWS-LC should upgrade to AWS-LC version 1.69.0.
References
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-005-AWS/ (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/aws/aws-lc/releases/tag/v1.69.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/aws/aws-lc/security/advisories/GHSA-jchq-39cv-q4wj (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3338 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444025 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-3338.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5459 (opens in a new tab)