EUVD-2026-32918CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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2DescriptionNVD
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.
AnalysisAI
Algorithm allow-list bypass in PyJWT 2.9.0-2.12.1 permits an attacker who controls a registered JWK/JWKS private key to circumvent caller-enforced algorithm restrictions during JWT signature verification. The library correctly checks the token header's alg claim against the caller-supplied allow-list, but then performs the actual cryptographic verification using the algorithm bound to the PyJWK object rather than the header-declared algorithm - creating a exploitable mismatch. …
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