sigstore-python has insufficient validation of integration timestamp during verification
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
sigstore-python is a Python tool for generating and verifying Sigstore signatures. Versions of sigstore-python newer than 2.0.0 but prior to 3.6.0 perform insufficient validation of the "integration time" present in "v2" and "v3" bundles during the verification flow: the "integration time" is verified *if* a source of signed time (such as an inclusion promise) is present, but is otherwise trusted if no source of signed time is present. This does not affect "v1" bundles, as the "v1" bundle format always requires an inclusion promise. Sigstore uses signed time to support verification of signatures made against short-lived signing keys. The impact and severity of this weakness is *low*, as Sigstore contains multiple other enforcing components that prevent an attacker who modifies the integration timestamp within a bundle from impersonating a valid signature. In particular, an attacker who modifies the integration timestamp can induce a Denial of Service, but in no different manner than already possible with bundle access (e.g. modifying the signature itself such that it fails to verify). Separately, an attacker could upload a *new* entry to the transparency service, and substitute their new entry's time. However, this would still be rejected at validation time, as the new entry's (valid) signed time would be outside the validity window of the original signing certificate and would nonetheless render the attacker auditable.
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 | sigstore-python | 2.0.0 to before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | sigstore (PyPI) | 2.0.0 to before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hhfg-fwrw-87w7 |
- sigstore-python Vendorsigstore Affected 2.0.0 to before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available CNA
- sigstore (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available GHSA-hhfg-fwrw-87w7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA sigstore-python (sigstore) Fixed in 3.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-hhfg-fwrw-87w7 sigstore (PyPI) Fixed in 3.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-55655
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhfg-fwrw-87w7
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-2024-55655 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-55655 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhfg-fwrw-87w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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