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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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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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-03-06T06:44:26.402Z

Updated: 2026-03-06T06:44:26.402Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T14:25:19.246Z

Link: CVE-2026-28802

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.053

Modified: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.053

Link: CVE-2026-28802

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