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CVE-2026-28490: Kimi cli · Authlib Vulnerable to JWE RSA1_5 Bleichenbacher Padding Oracle

Affects kimi-cliSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 1.17.0 soon.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 11:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.17.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 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 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade kimi-cli to 1.17.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewkimi-clipkg:brew/kimi-cliOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.40 <1.17.0
Fixed in
  • 1.17.0

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AI-suggested

A fix is available for this vulnerability. Users should update to a patched version of the affected software (kimi-cli >=1.17.0 or the corresponding fixed Authlib version). Since the vulnerability is active by default, applying the official patch is the recommended mitigation.

Description

A cryptographic padding oracle vulnerability (CVE-2026-28490) affects the Authlib Python library's implementation of the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) RSA1_5 key management algorithm. The vulnerability arises because Authlib disables the Bleichenbacher padding oracle mitigation by raising a distinct exception on invalid padding, enabling a reliable exception oracle. This issue is present by default in all Authlib installations without special configuration and was confirmed in Authlib version 1.6.8 with cryptography 46.0.5. A fix is available. The affected product is kimi-cli versions >=0.40 and <1.17.0.

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