High severity · published Mar 16, 2026
CVE-2026-28498
Authlib: Fail-Open Cryptographic Verification in OIDC Hash Binding
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a library-level vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the validation of OpenID Connect (OIDC) ID Tokens. Specifically, the internal hash verification logic (_verify_hash) responsible for validating the at_hash (Access Token Hash) and c_hash (Authorization Code Hash) claims exhibits a fail-open behavior when encountering an unsupported or unknown cryptographic algorithm. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass mandatory integrity protections by supplying a forged ID Token with a deliberately unrecognized alg header parameter. The library intercepts the unsupported state and silently returns True (validation passed), inherently violating fundamental cryptographic design principles and direct OIDC specifications. 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:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% 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 Ansible Automation Platform 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Quay 3.12 · 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 Satellite 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28498
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28498
Patch
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/b9bb2b25bf8b7e01512d847a95c1749646eaa72b
Product
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/releases/tag/v1.6.9
Exploit
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-m344-f55w-2m6j
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6309
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6497
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6567
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