CVE-2026-48524 PUBLISHED

PyJWT: PyJWKClient unbounded JWKS endpoint requests via attacker-controlled kid values (DoS)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 21.05.2026 Published: 28.05.2026 Updated: 28.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.7

Product Status

Vendor jpadilla
Product pyjwt
Versions
  • Version < 2.13.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-460: Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception CWE
  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions CWE