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High · 7.4 CVE-2026-114615 EUVD-2026-108514GHSA-7vr2-2fgp-9w7pPYSEC-2026-4355

Authlib incomplete algorithm-confusion fix permits HMAC forgery with prefixed public keys

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 python-authlib 1.9.1-1 —
Debian 13 python-authlib No fix yet —
Debian 12 python-authlib No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 python-authlib No fix yet —
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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 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-Authlib 1.9.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12390-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling open-webui 0.12.3-r11 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI authlib >= 1.3.1, < 1.9.0 1.9.0 GHSA-7vr2-2fgp-9w7p

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