Description
Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before v7.9 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a JWT, which could result in an application crash (potential information disclosure) or a potential authentication bypass.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | apache-commons-beanutils +1 | 1.8.3-15.el7_7 | RHSA-2020:1308 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | ovirt-engine-extension-aaa-misc | 1.0.4-1.el7ev | RHSA-2020:1308 |
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | ovirt-fast-forward-upgrade | 1.0.0-17.el7ev | RHSA-2020:1308 |
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | rhvm +20 | 4.3.9.3-0.1.el7 | RHSA-2020:1308 |
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | rhvm-dependencies | 4.3.2-1.el7ev | RHSA-2020:1308 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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somatrasss/weblogic2021 ★ 12 · Feb 4, 2021
CVE-2021-1994、CVE-2021-2047、CVE-2021-2064、CVE-2021-2108、CVE-2021-2075、CVE-2019-17195、CVE-2020-14756、CVE-2021-2109
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt | < 7.9 | 7.9 | GHSA-f6vf-pq8c-69m4 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-3721 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 4, 2026
- RHSA-2020:1308 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization Engine security, bug fix 4.3.9 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0770 IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 8, 2026
References
- [hadoop-common-issues] 20191107 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-16690) Update dependency com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt due to security vulnerability mailing-list
- [hadoop-common-dev] 20191107 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-16690) Update dependency com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt due to security vulnerability mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/SECURITY-CHANGELOG.txt
- https://connect2id.com/blog/nimbus-jose-jwt-7-9
- [avro-dev] 20210415 [jira] [Created] (AVRO-3111) CVE-2019-17195 mailing-list
- [avro-dev] 20210416 [jira] [Commented] (AVRO-3111) CVE-2019-17195 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210506 [GitHub] [druid] jihoonson commented on a change in pull request #11215: Suppressing false positive CVE-2020-7791 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210506 [GitHub] [druid] maytasm commented on a change in pull request #11215: Suppressing false positive CVE-2020-7791 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210507 [druid] branch 0.21.1 updated: Suppressing false positive CVE-2020-7791 (#11215) (#11217) mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html