CVE-2026-29000 (GCVE-0-2026-29000)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-04 21:49
Modified
2026-03-11 15:00
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Summary
pac4j-jwt versions prior to 4.5.9, 5.7.9, and 6.3.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in JwtAuthenticator when processing encrypted JWTs that allows remote attackers to forge authentication tokens. Attackers who possess the server's RSA public key can create a JWE-wrapped PlainJWT with arbitrary subject and role claims, bypassing signature verification to authenticate as any user including administrators.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pac4j pac4j-jwt Version: 4.0   
Version: 5.0   
Version: 6.0   
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