Description
Authlib (v1.7.2 and below) contains a signature verification bypass vulnerability. The JsonWebSignature.deserialize_json() method accepts a JSON Serialization JWS object and returns the payload as successfully verified without checking for a signature and without requiring a cryptographic key.
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Weaknesses CWE-287

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Description Authlib (v1.7.2 and below) contains a signature verification bypass vulnerability. The JsonWebSignature.deserialize_json() method accepts a JSON Serialization JWS object and returns the payload as successfully verified without checking for a signature and without requiring a cryptographic key.
Title Authlib library contains a signature‑verification bypass vulnerability
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T20:07:57.835Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T15:59:27.145Z

Link: CVE-2026-96760

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-28T20:17:11.703

Modified: 2026-09-28T21:17:19.650

Link: CVE-2026-96760

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T21:30:07Z

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