CVE-2026-27962 PUBLISHED

Authlib JWS JWK Header Injection: Signature Verification Bypass

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 25.02.2026 Published: 16.03.2026 Updated: 17.03.2026

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a JWK Header Injection vulnerability in authlib's JWS implementation allows an unauthenticated attacker to forge arbitrary JWT tokens that pass signature verification. When key=None is passed to any JWS deserialization function, the library extracts and uses the cryptographic key embedded in the attacker-controlled JWT jwk header field. An attacker can sign a token with their own private key, embed the matching public key in the header, and have the server accept the forged token as cryptographically valid — bypassing authentication and authorization entirely. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.9.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor authlib
Product authlib
Versions
  • Version < 1.6.9 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CWE