CVE-2026-27962

python-authlib: Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers

CVE-2026-27962 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by python3-authlib 0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, released March 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.1
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0057
47th percentile

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a JWK Header Injection vulnerability in authlib's JWS implementation allows an unauthenticated attacker to forge arbitrary JWT tokens that pass signature verification. When key=None is passed to any JWS deserialization function, the library extracts and uses the cryptographic key embedded in the attacker-controlled JWT jwk header field. An attacker can sign a token with their own private key, embed the matching public key in the header, and have the server accept the forged token as cryptographically valid — bypassing authentication and authorization entirely. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.9.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
python-Authlib · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.3.1-150600.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0975-1 Mar 23, 2026
python-Authlib · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.5.2-bp160.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20392-1 Mar 18, 2026
python-Authlib · sles 15.6 1.3.1-150600.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0975-1 Mar 23, 2026
python-Authlib · sles 15.7 1.3.1-150600.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0975-1 Mar 23, 2026
python-authlib · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.2.0-1+deb12u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27962 Mar 16, 2026
python-authlib · Debian 14 1.6.9-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27962 Mar 16, 2026
python3-authlib · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 python3-authlib 0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Mar 16, 2026
python3-authlib · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 python3-authlib 1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Apr 24, 2026
python3-authlib · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.6.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-authlib 1.6.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Apr 24, 2026

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