CVE-2026-102266

Public on 2026-09-28
Modified on 2026-09-30
Description
A flaw was found in pyjwt. A remote attacker can forge authentication tokens and bypass security controls by signing tokens with an empty key. When verifying tokens against a JSON Web Key (JWK) set that contains an empty Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) key, the library fails to enforce key-length validation. This allows an attacker to generate valid tokens carrying arbitrary claims to gain unauthorized access.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 python-jwt Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview python-jwt Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N