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in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Security vulnerability affects the etcd package. The in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it.

Products
etcd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.5.28-r1
CVEs
CVE-2026-39833
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 16:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC

Security vulnerability affects the etcd package. The in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it.

osv:CLEANSTART-2026-WR65477

etcd

Fixed versions: 3.5.28-r1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2026-WR65477",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the etcd package. The in-memory keyring returned by NewKeyring() silently accepted keys with the ConfirmBeforeUse constraint but never enforced it.",
    "evidence": "osv:CLEANSTART-2026-WR65477",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "etcd",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
        }
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      "affected": [
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:apk/cleanstart/etcd",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:38:29.972342+00:00"
}