# CVE-2024-39689: Certifi removes GLOBALTRUST root certificate

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-230, GHSA-248V-346W-9CWC
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2024.7.4
- Published: 2024-07-05 · Updated: 2025-02-14

## Affected

- certifi python-certifi: from 2021.5.30, fixed in 2024.7.4
- certifi (PyPI): from 2021.5.30, fixed in 2024.7.4
- certifi (PyPI): from 2021.5.30, fixed in 2024.7.4

## Description

Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi starting in 2021.5.30 and prior to 2024.7.4 recognized root certificates from `GLOBALTRUST`. Certifi 2024.7.04 removes root certificates from `GLOBALTRUST` from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. `GLOBALTRUST`'s root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation which identified "long-running and unresolved compliance issues."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on certifi python-certifi, certifi, upgrade to a fixed version (2024.7.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-248v-346w-9cwc
- https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/bd8153872e9c6fc98f4023df9c2deaffea2fa463
- https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/XpknYMPO8dI
- https://github.com/roy-aladin/InfraTest

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