CVE-2026-3337 — aws-lc-sys
CVE-2026-3337 is a CWE-208 vulnerability in aws-lc-sys. A fix is available for aws-lc-sys — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Timing Side-Channel in AES-CCM Tag Verification in AWS-LC
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-3337.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
aws-lc-sys🦀aws-lc-fips-sysReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Observable timing discrepancy in AES-CCM decryption in AWS-LC allows an unauthenticated user to potentially determine authentication tag validity via timing analysis.
The impacted implementations are through the EVP CIPHER API: EVP_aes_128_ccm, EVP_aes_192_ccm, and EVP_aes_256_ccm.
Customers of AWS services do not need to take action. Applications using AWS-LC should upgrade to AWS-LC version 1.69.0.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | aws-lc-sys | ≥ 0.14.0&&< 0.38.0 | 0.38.0cargo update -p aws-lc-sys --precise 0.38.0 |
| 🦀crates.io | aws-lc-fips-sys | ≥ 0.13.0&&< 0.13.12 | 0.13.12cargo update -p aws-lc-fips-sys --precise 0.13.12 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aws-lc-sys, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update aws-lc-sys to 0.38.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-3337 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-3337 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-3337. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-3337 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-3337 across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.