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.
References
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| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-jq35-7prp-9v3f | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-jq35-7prp-9v3f | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
01 Jun 2026, 17:44
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Pyjwt Project
Pyjwt Project pyjwt |
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| References | () https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-jq35-7prp-9v3f - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pyjwt_project:pyjwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
28 May 2026, 17:16
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| References | () https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-jq35-7prp-9v3f - |
28 May 2026, 16:16
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Information
Published : 2026-05-28 16:16
Updated : 2026-06-01 17:44
NVD link : CVE-2026-48523
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48523
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48523
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pyjwt_project
- pyjwt
CWE
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
