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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-107722 EUVD-2026-95347GHSA-ww5h-9m49-7xx4

fast-jwt: Incomplete patch of CVE-2026-34950: Non-whitespace key-prefix re-enables RSA→HS256 algorithm confusion

Published Oct 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. From 6.2.0 until 6.3.0, fast-jwt can misclassify RSA public-key text as an HMAC secret when the key has non-whitespace content before its PEM header. In src/crypto.js, performDetectPublicKeyAlgorithms trims whitespace but publicKeyPemMatcher remains start-anchored, so comments, control characters, zero-width characters, or wrapper text can prevent PEM detection and reach the HMAC fallback. An attacker who knows the public key bytes can sign arbitrary HS256 claims with that public material when HS256 is inferred or allowed, resulting in authentication or authorization bypass. An asymmetric-only algorithm allowlist prevents the attack. This issue is fixed in version 6.3.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
nearform fast-jwt >= 6.2.0, < 6.3.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm fast-jwt >= 6.2.0, < 6.3.0 6.3.0 GHSA-ww5h-9m49-7xx4

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