PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. Prior to 2.13.0, PyJWKClient.get_signing_key() forces a fresh HTTP request to the JWKS endpoint for every JWT with an unknown kid value, with no rate limiting. Since kid comes from the unverified token header, an attacker can trigger unlimited outbound requests. The vulnerability surfaces only when a JWKS fetch fails; an attacker can attempt to provoke that with sustained unknown-kid traffic, but the outcome depends on upstream JWKS-endpoint behavior (rate limiting, transient errors) which is beyond the attacker's control. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-fhv5-28vv-h8m8 | Mitigation 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-fhv5-28vv-h8m8 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pyjwt_project:pyjwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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-2026-48524
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48524
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48524
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pyjwt_project
- pyjwt
