Answer in brief
CVE-2026-54787 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.1) vulnerability in sigstore-go fails to check signature timestamps against a signing key's validity period. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (go), github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 3.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (go), github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/sigstore/sigstore-gogo | <=1.2.0 | 1.2.1 |
| github.com/sigstore/sigstore-gogo | >=0 <1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
Published upstream
Jul 31, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 2, 2026
sigstore-go fails to check signature timestamps against a signing key's validity period for self-managed long-lived keys without certificates. ## Impact To verify a bundle with a self-managed long-lived key, the key needs to be wrapped in an `ExpiringKey` type that implies expiration semantics: ```go signatureVerifier, _ := signature.LoadDefaultVerifier(publicKey) expiredKey := root.NewExpiringKey(signatureVerifier, time.Unix(0, 0), time.Unix(1, 0)) ``` Despite the API contract, the validator does not check the bundle signing time against the validity window. Attackers that obtain expired key materials may be able to sign bundles with those materials that are accepted despite a configured expiry date. This issue only impacts the long-lived signing key workflow, and not standard deployments involving a certificate authority. ## Reproduction steps Start from a sigstore-go checkout: ```bash git clone https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go.git cd sigstore-go git checkout 8ca80c47ef03d26ebf174db7c296700b075b2c16 ``` Apply the [patch] containing the test case and associated materials: ```bash git apply sigstore-go-public-key-validity-test.patch ``` Run the test: ```bash go test ./pkg/verify -run TestPublicKeyValidityCheckedAgainstSignedTimestamp ``` On vulnerable code, the test fails because verification succeeds even though the trusted `ExpiringKey` is not valid at the signed timestamp: ```text --- FAIL: TestPublicKeyValidityCheckedAgainstSignedTimestamp signed_entity_test.go:602: Error: An error is expected but got nil. ``` [patch]: https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28614520/sigstore-go-public-key-validity-test.patch
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