PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. From 2.8.0 to 2.12.1, when verifying detached JWS tokens using the unencoded-payload option ("b64": false, RFC 7797), PyJWT performs Base64URL decoding of the compact-serialization payload segment before enforcing the detached-payload rules. For b64=false, PyJWT later discards that decoded payload and replaces it with the caller-provided detached_payload. In practice, this turns the middle segment into an attacker-controlled “work amplifier”: a remote client can supply an arbitrarily large Base64URL payload segment that forces CPU work + memory allocations even if the signature is invalid. This creates an unauthenticated DoS vector against any endpoint that verifies detached JWS using PyJWT. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.
References
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| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7vc-732c-9m39 | Exploit Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
| https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7vc-732c-9m39 | Exploit Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
Configurations
History
01 Jun 2026, 17:45
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| References | () https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-w7vc-732c-9m39 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation | |
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Pyjwt Project
Pyjwt Project pyjwt |
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| 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-w7vc-732c-9m39 - |
28 May 2026, 16:16
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Information
Published : 2026-05-28 16:16
Updated : 2026-06-01 17:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-48525
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48525
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48525
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pyjwt_project
- pyjwt
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
