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CVE-2026-44310

gitsign --verify panics on empty-certificate PKCS7 and exits 0, bypassing exit-code callers

Published: May 15, 2026Updated: May 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-129
5.4CVSSMEDIUM

Description

Gitsign is a keyless Sigstore to signing tool for Git commits with your a GitHub / OIDC identity. From 0.4.0 to before 0.15.0, CertVerifier.Verify() in pkg/git/verifier.go unconditionally dereferences certs[0] after sd.GetCertificates() without checking the slice length. A CMS/PKCS7 signed message with an empty certificate set is a structurally valid DER payload; GetCertificates() returns an empty slice with no error, causing an immediate index-out-of-range panic. On the gitsign --verify code path (the GPG-compatible mode invoked by git verify-commit), the panic is silently recovered by internal/io/streams.go's Wrap() function, which returns nil instead of an error. main.go then exits with code 0, causing exit-code-only verification callers to interpret the failed verification as success. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.15.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low

Weaknesses

Affected Products

sigstoreoss-projectSecurity Productsaka cosign, gitsign, rekor

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

Timeline

Published
May 15, 2026
Last Updated
May 18, 2026

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