CVE-2026-35041 PUBLISHED

ReDoS in fast-jwt when using RegExp in allowed* leading to CPU exhaustion during token verification

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 31.03.2026 Published: 09.04.2026 Updated: 09.04.2026

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. From 5.0.0 to 6.2.0, a denial-of-service condition exists in fast-jwt when the allowedAud verification option is configured using a regular expression. Because the aud claim is attacker-controlled and the library evaluates it against the supplied RegExp, a crafted JWT can trigger catastrophic backtracking in the JavaScript regex engine, resulting in significant CPU consumption during verification. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.2.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 4.2

Product Status

Vendor nearform
Product fast-jwt
Versions
  • Version >= 5.0.0, < 6.2.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity CWE