CVE-2026-9537

libmojo-jwt-perl: Mojo::JWT versions before 1.02 for Perl verify HMAC signatures with a non-constant-time string comparison

CVE-2026-9537 is fixed in libmojo-jwt-perl on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9537 (version 1.02-1), released July 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0032
25th percentile

Mojo::JWT versions before 1.02 for Perl verify HMAC signatures with a non-constant-time string comparison. The decode() method compares the supplied signature to the recomputed HMAC with Perl's eq operator, which stops at the first differing byte, so the comparison time varies with the number of matching leading bytes. A caller that decodes attacker supplied tokens leaks the expected signature through this timing variation, which can be aggregated over many requests to recover the signature and forge a token.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libmojo-jwt-perl · Debian 14 1.02-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9537 Jul 18, 2026

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