malformed proposed intoto v0.0.2 entries can cause a panic in Rekor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
Rekor's goals are to provide an immutable tamper resistant ledger of metadata generated within a software projects supply chain. A malformed proposed entry of the `intoto/v0.0.2` type can cause a panic on a thread within the Rekor process. The thread is recovered so the client receives a 500 error message and service still continues, so the availability impact of this is minimal. This has been fixed in v1.2.0 of Rekor. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sigstore | rekor | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go) | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-frqx-jfcm-6jjr |
- rekor Vendorsigstore Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-frqx-jfcm-6jjr
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rekor (sigstore) Fixed in 1.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-frqx-jfcm-6jjr github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33199
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frqx-jfcm-6jjr
References
More sigstore vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16356 False positive signature verification in cosign CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-36084 sigstore-js: `certificateOIDs` verification constraints are silently dropped and never enforced CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-19670 Cosign vulnerable to machine-wide denial of service via malicious artifacts CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-18290 Fulcio vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via MetaIssuer Regex Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2026-36085 sigstore-js: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-19669 Cosign vulnerable to system-wide denial of service via malicious attachments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-33199 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-33199 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frqx-jfcm-6jjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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