CVE-2026-96760 (GCVE-0-2026-96760)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-28 19:37
Modified
2026-10-01 13:58
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
Authlib (v1.7.2 and below) contains a signature verification bypass vulnerability. The JsonWebSignature.deserialize_json() method accepts a JSON Serialization JWS object and returns the payload as successfully verified without checking for a signature and without requiring a cryptographic key.
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