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CVE-2026-116672: Authlib RFC 7592 examples omit registration-access-token client binding

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116672· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 1.9.1 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 01:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 3.18.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Authlib to 1.9.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PyPIAuthlibAffected
  • >=0.15 <1.9.1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.1

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AI-suggested

A fixed version of Authlib is available in 1.9.1 that corrects this issue. Users should upgrade to Authlib 1.9.1 or later. Until upgraded, developers must ensure that their implementations of authenticate_client and check_permission properly bind the registration_access_token to the client being accessed, verifying that the token belongs to the target client. Following the provided example implementations as-is is insecure. No other mitigations are documented.

Description

Authlib's implementation examples for the RFC 7592 dynamic client registration management protocol omit a critical security check that binds the registration_access_token to the specific client being accessed. This omission allows an attacker possessing any valid registration_access_token and a target client_id to bypass authorization controls and read, update, or delete other clients' registrations. The vulnerability affects Authlib versions from 0.15 up to but not including 1.9.1 and is fixed in version 1.9.1.

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