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CVE-2026-32597VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-32597· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 2.12.0 soon.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 12:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.12.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Mar 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade pyjwt to 2.12.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jpadillapyjwtAffected
  • <2.12.0
Fixed in
  • 2.12.0
PyPIpyjwtpkg:pypi/pyjwtOther threatsAffected
  • <2.12.0
Fixed in
  • 2.12.0

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official security updates for python-jwt packages in RHEL 8.4 and 8.8 variants. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-32597) in the PyJWT library used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux allows acceptance of unknown 'crit' header extensions, violating RFC 7515 requirements. This flaw could enable bypassing of security controls. Red Hat has released security updates for multiple RHEL 8.4 and 8.8 variants to address this issue.

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