Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2026-38974

Dulwich through 1.1.0 was found to be missing SSH host key verification in contrib/paramiko_vendor.py.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-38974: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-38974?
CVE-2026-38974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-38974?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.