dcap-qvl has Missing Verification for QE Identity

dcap-qvl (rust), @phala/dcap-qvl (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-web (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-node (npm) +1 more

This vulnerability involves a critical gap in the cryptographic verification process within the dcap-qvl. The library fetches QE Identity collateral (including qe_identity, qe_identity_signature, and qe_identity_issuer_chain) from the PCCS.

Fix it

dcap-qvl npm

npm install dcap-qvl@0.3.9

@phala/dcap-qvl npm

npm install @phala/dcap-qvl@0.3.9

First seen: 26 Jan 2026
Last update: 26 Jan 2026, 18:55 UTC
Fixed in: dcap-qvl 0.3.9
@phala/dcap-qvl 0.3.9
Identifiers: CVE-2026-22696
Source: GitHub advisory
On the menu as: Rust & WebAssembly
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## dcap-qvl has Missing Verification for QE Identity
Severity: critical. Patch status: partial fix.
Affected: dcap-qvl (rust), @phala/dcap-qvl (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-web (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-node (npm) +1 more
Fixed in: dcap-qvl 0.3.9, @phala/dcap-qvl 0.3.9
Ids: CVE-2026-22696

This vulnerability involves a critical gap in the cryptographic verification process within the dcap-qvl. The library fetches QE Identity collateral (including qe_identity, qe_identity_signature, and qe_identity_issuer_chain) from the PCCS.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for dcap-qvl (rust), @phala/dcap-qvl (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-web (npm), @phala/dcap-qvl-node (npm) +1 more. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://github.com/Phala-Network/dcap-qvl/security/advisories/GHSA-796p-j2gh-9m2q https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-796p-j2gh-9m2q https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/dcap-qvl/PYSEC-2026-326.yaml https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22696 https://pypi.org/project/dcap-qvl
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