What is CVE-2026-39984?

CVE-2026-39984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Sigstore_timestamp_authority, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-39984?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Sigstore_timestamp_authority

CVE-2026-39984

Sigstore Timestamp Authority is a service for issuing RFC 3161 timestamps. Versions 2.0.5 and below contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the VerifyTimestampResponse function. VerifyTimestampResponse correctly verifies the certi…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Linuxfoundation Sigstore_timestamp_authority
Sigstore Timestamp-authority — versions < 2.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-39984?: CVE-2026-39984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Sigstore_timestamp_authority, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-39984?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.