OAuthLib: Token grants can use attacker-supplied client_id for authorization after authenticating a different client
Affects oauthlibSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 4.0.0 soon.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.4 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 oauthlib to 4.0.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIoauthlib | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fixed version of OAuthlib is available in 4.0.0 that addresses this issue. Users should upgrade to version 4.0.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Deployments that do not rely on the client_id argument passed to validate_grant_type() or validate_scopes(), and instead authorize solely based on the authenticated client object, may not be affected. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
OAuthlib versions prior to 4.0.0 contain a vulnerability in token grant handlers where an authenticated low-privilege client can supply a different client_id in the token request body. This causes grant type and scope validation to be performed under the attacker-supplied client_id rather than the authenticated client's identity. The flaw affects the client_credentials and resource owner password credentials grant flows. It allows a low-privilege client to obtain tokens with broader scopes or grant types assigned to another client. The issue is fixed in version 4.0.0.
References
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/security/advisories/GHSA-7984-qgvg-3j9c (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118669 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/pull/920 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/commit/c951a1d09f99f14e3240973fa83c4f4287d4753d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/releases/tag/v4.0.0 (opens in a new tab)