Description
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. From 1.3.1 until 1.9.0, OctKey.import_key() checks asymmetric-key markers only at byte zero while Authlib's PEM loaders accept leading whitespace, comments, or a byte-order mark. In deployments that use the documented mixed algorithm registry and already configure verification with PEM or certificate bytes containing such a prefix, an unauthenticated attacker who knows those same public-key bytes can use them as an HMAC secret and forge HS256 tokens with arbitrary identity or authorization claims. This is a bypass of the remediation for CVE-2024-37568. The module-level jwt object reaches OctKey.import_key() in authlib/jose/rfc7518/oct_key.py, where POSSIBLE_UNSAFE_KEYS fails to identify prefixed asymmetric key material. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| authlib | authlib | >= 1.3.1, < 1.9.0 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | python-authlib | 1.9.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | python-authlib | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-Authlib | 1.9.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12390-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | open-webui | 0.12.3-r11 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | authlib | >= 1.3.1, < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 | GHSA-7vr2-2fgp-9w7p |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12390-1 python313-Authlib-1.9.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 3, 2026