Bug 2482743 (CVE-2026-48523) - CVE-2026-48523 python-pyjwt: PyJWT: Verifier-side algorithm bypass leads to unauthorized information access
Summary: CVE-2026-48523 python-pyjwt: PyJWT: Verifier-side algorithm bypass leads to u...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-48523
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-28 16:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-18 08:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-28 16:02:17 UTC
PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. From 2.9.0 to 2.12.1, there is a verifier-side algorithm allow-list bypass when jwt.decode() or jwt.decode_complete() are called with a PyJWK key. The token header alg is checked against the caller-supplied algorithms allow-list, but signature verification is performed with the algorithm bound to the PyJWK object instead of the header algorithm. An attacker who controls a registered JWK/JWKS private key can sign with a disallowed algorithm, advertise an allowed algorithm in the JWT header, and still be accepted. The issue affects the documented PyJWKClient.get_signing_key_from_jwt(...) flow. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.


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