Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. From version 1.6.5 to before version 1.6.7, previous tests involving passing a malicious JWT containing alg: none and an empty signature was passing the signature verification step without any changes to the application code when a failure was expected.. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.7.
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GHSA-7wc2-qxgw-g8gg | Authlib: Setting `alg: none` and a blank signature appears to bypass signature verification |
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. From version 1.6.5 to before version 1.6.7, previous tests involving passing a malicious JWT containing alg: none and an empty signature was passing the signature verification step without any changes to the application code when a failure was expected.. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.7. | |
| Title | Authlib: Setting `alg: none` and a blank signature appears to bypass signature verification | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-347 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-06T06:44:26.402Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T14:25:19.246Z
Link: CVE-2026-28802
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.053
Modified: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.053
Link: CVE-2026-28802
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