CVE-2026-102272 (GCVE-0-2026-102272)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 20:36 – Updated: 2026-09-29 14:45
VLAI
Title
PyJWT BOM Bypass
Summary
PyJWT is a Python implementation of JSON Web Token standards. From 2.13.0 until 2.14.0, HMACAlgorithm.prepare_key in jwt/algorithms.py is affected because raw-JWK detector does not normalize accepted Unicode byte-order marks before checking for JSON. This occurs when a public JWK is prefixed with a UTF-8 BOM and used in a mixed-algorithm verification path. As a result, public JWK bypasses asymmetric-key detection and becomes the HMAC secret. Consequently, an attacker who knows the public key can forge authenticated tokens. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-29 14:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
jpadilla pyjwt Affected: >= 2.13.0, < 2.14.0
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