sigstore-go: Multi-log threshold bypass via single compromised log
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
sigstore-go is a Go library for Sigstore signing and verification. Prior to 1.2.0, a verifier configured with WithTransparencyLog(N>1) or WithSignedCertificateTimestamps(N>1) counts verified witnesses per entry or per validation path rather than per log authority, allowing a single compromised transparency log or CT log to satisfy multi-log threshold requirements and defeat the multi-log policy. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-go | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (Go) | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6 |
- sigstore-go Vendorsigstore Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA sigstore-go (sigstore) Fixed in 1.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6 github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (Go) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:47891 Released 2026-07-29 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images trivy-main@aarch64, trivy-main@src, trivy-main@x86_64
- RHSA-2026:47889 Released 2026-07-29 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images spire1.14-1.14.7-0.3.hum1@aarch64, spire1.14-1.14.7-0.3.hum1@src, spire1.14-1.14.7-0.3.hum1@x86_64 +6
- RHSA-2026:44162 Released 2026-07-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images spire1.15-1.15.2-0.3.hum1@aarch64, spire1.15-1.15.2-0.3.hum1@src, spire1.15-1.15.2-0.3.hum1@x86_64 +6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Pipelines | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Web Terminal | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Security Profiles Operator | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager - Tech Preview | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:44162, RHSA-2026:47889, RHSA-2026:47891 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49834
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Sigstore-go vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30444 Unbounded loop over untrusted input can lead to endless data attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-49834 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-49834 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-49834 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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