# CVE-2026-24122: Cosign considered signatures valid with expired intermediate certificates when transparency log verification is skipped

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-24122-cosign-considered-signatures-valid-with-expired-intermediate  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-24122 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-02-23

Cosign considered signatures valid with expired intermediate certificates when transparency log verification is skipped in github.com/sigstore/cosign

Technologies: [github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-sigstore-cosign), [github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-sigstore-cosign-v2), [github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-sigstore-cosign-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-24122 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24122 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-24122?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.5; github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24122?** Yes. github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later; github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-24122?** Check whether you run github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go), github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2 (Go) or github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/sigstore/cosign@v3.0.5
  ```

- github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3@v3.0.5
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/sigstore/cosign (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.5
- github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/sigstore/cosign/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-24122
- GHSA-wfqv-66vq-46rm
- GO-2026-4529

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