Critical severity · published Mar 16, 2026
CVE-2026-27962
Authlib JWS JWK Header Injection: Signature Verification Bypass
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AU
authlib · authlib
< 1.6.9 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.15 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.16 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27962
Patch
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/a5d4b2d4c9e46bfa11c82f85fdc2bcc0b50ae681
Product
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/releases/tag/v1.6.9
Exploit
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-wvwj-cvrp-7pv5
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24853
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48085
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