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    CVE-2026-102268

    PyJWT is a Python implementation of JSON Web Token standards. Prior to 2.14.0, is_pem_format in jwt/utils.py is affected because is_pem_format does not recognize every PEM representation accepted by the cryptography loader. This occurs when an application mixes HMAC and asymmetric algorithms and supplies a mutated public-key PEM as raw key bytes. As a result, HMACAlgorithm.prepare_key treats the unrecognized asymmetric public key as an HMAC secret. Consequently, an attacker who knows the public key can forge authenticated HMAC tokens. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.0.

    Published:Sep 28, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 7, 2026
    EPS:Sep 28, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00196
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Jpadilla
    Product
    Pyjwt
    Vendor
    Pyjwt Project
    Product
    Pyjwt

    Exploits

    https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-ffc3-869f-jxw9https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-ffc3-869f-jxw9https://github.com/covepseng/cve-2026-102268-poc

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-463 Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
    CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation

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