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2 vulnerabilities found for pac4j-jwt by pac4j
CVE-2026-29000 (GCVE-0-2026-29000)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-03-04 21:49 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:00
VLAI?
Title
pac4j-jwt JwtAuthenticator Authentication Bypass
Summary
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Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
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CVE-2026-29000 (GCVE-0-2026-29000)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-04 21:49 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:00
VLAI?
Title
pac4j-jwt JwtAuthenticator Authentication Bypass
Summary
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Severity ?
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CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
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