GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6
MEDIUMGHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-754 vulnerability in github.com/sigstore/cosign. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Cosign's verify-blob-attestation reports false positive when payload parsing fails
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Description
cosign verify-blob-attestation may erroneously report a "Verified OK" result for attestations with malformed payloads or mismatched predicate types. For old-format bundles and detached signatures, this was due to a logic flaw in the error handling of the predicate type validation. For new-format bundles, the predicate type validation was bypassed completely.
Impact
When cosign verify-blob-attestation is used without --check-claims set to true, an attestation that has a valid signature but a malformed or unparsable payload would be incorrectly validated. Additionally, systems relying on --type <predicate type> to reject attestations with mismatched types would be lead to trust the unexpected attestation type.
Patches
v3.0.6, v2.6.3
Workarounds
Always set --check-claims=true for attestation verification.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/sigstore/cosign | ≥ 3.0.0&&< 3.0.6 | 3.0.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/sigstore/cosign | all versions | 2.6.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/sigstore/cosign. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/sigstore/cosign to 3.0.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 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 pinpoints whether GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-w6c6-c85g-mmv6 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.