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CVE-2026-114615VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Python authlib: From 1.3.1 until 1.9.0, OctKey.import_key() checks asymmetric-key markers only at byte zero while

Affects python-authlibSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-114615· High 7.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.4 High · fixed in 1.9.0 : patch python-authlib soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.9.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10python-authlibpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =1.6.7-1
  • =1.7.2-1
  • =1.7.2-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSpython-authlibpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 1.6.0-1 – 1.6.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSpython-authlibpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.2.1-1 – 1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSpython-authlibpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 0.15.4-1 – 0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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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.

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