PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. Prior to 2.13.0, when the verifier is decoding JSON Web Tokens, while supporting both asymmetric and HMAC algorithms, the library does not validate use of JSON Web Keys in HMAC algorithm, allowing attacker to use the issuer public key as the secret key for HMAC algorithm. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.
CVE-2026-48526
This high-severity CVE scores 7.4 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 68% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.4
- EG Score
- 7.4(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track*)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity74% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 32%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 28, 2026
Last Modified
July 23, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated May 29, 2026Public-key JWK accepted as HMAC secret enables forged HS256 tokens when mixed families are allowed · Advisory · jpadilla/pyjwt · GitHub
https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-xgmm-8j9v-c9wxVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48526(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:43038Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Applications
- RHSA-2026:42796Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.15.6
- RHSA-2026:42644Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOAI 2.25.9 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- RHSA-2026:42144Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:42142Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:42132Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:41066Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.16.5
- RHSA-2026:40967Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHTAS 1.3.6 - Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Release
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Patch Availability(25)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyjwt | 0.1.1 ... 2.9.0 (54 versions) | 2.13.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:25902IMPORTANT2026-05-28
RHSA-2026:25902 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:25928IMPORTANT2026-05-28
RHSA-2026:25928 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:26206IMPORTANT2026-05-28
RHSA-2026:26206 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:28571IMPORTANT2026-05-28
RHSA-2026:28571 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:30076IMPORTANT2026-05-28
RHSA-2026:30076 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-07-27 09:40 UTCEG score recompute
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