libjwt3: LibJWT is a C JSON Web Token Library
CVE-2026-44699 is fixed in libjwt3 on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44699 (version 3.3.3-1), released May 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
LibJWT is a C JSON Web Token Library. From 3.0.0 to 3.3.2, libjwt accepts an RSA JWK that does not contain an alg parameter as the verification key for an HS256/HS384/HS512 token. In the OpenSSL backend, this causes HMAC verification to run with a zero-length key, so an attacker can forge a valid JWT without knowing any secret or RSA private key. This is an algorithm-confusion authentication bypass. It affects applications that load RSA keys from JWKS where alg is omitted, which is valid JWK syntax and common in real deployments, and then choose the verification algorithm from the JWT header, for example in a kid lookup callback. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.3.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libjwt3 · Debian 14 | 3.3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44699 | May 27, 2026 |
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