PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. Prior to 2.13.0, PyJWKClient passes its uri argument directly to urllib.request.urlopen() which uses Python stdlib's default OpenerDirector registering HTTPHandler, HTTPSHandler, FTPHandler, FileHandler, and DataHandler. There is currently no documented option to restrict which schemes PyJWKClient will fetch. If an application's jku URL ingestion path accepts attacker-influenced URLs (e.g., from JWT header, configuration file, OAuth flow parameter), the attacker can cause PyJWKClient to read arbitrary local files via file:// (SSRF on local filesystem), cause PyJWKClient to attempt FTP / data-URI fetches (broader SSRF surface), or forge tokens that PyJWT verifies as valid. The library does not directly return non-HTTP(S) URI contents to the attacker; the chained "plant a JWKS to forge tokens" scenario described in the original report requires additional application-layer flaws (attacker write access to a filesystem path, untrusted jku derivation) that this fix does not address. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-993g-76c3-p5m4 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-993g-76c3-p5m4 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
02 Jun 2026, 17:16
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| References | () https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-993g-76c3-p5m4 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
01 Jun 2026, 17:44
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| First Time |
Pyjwt Project
Pyjwt Project pyjwt |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pyjwt_project:pyjwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-993g-76c3-p5m4 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
28 May 2026, 16:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-28 16:16
Updated : 2026-06-02 17:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-48522
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48522
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48522
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pyjwt_project
- pyjwt
