CVE-2026-102946

NameCVE-2026-102946
Descriptionjoserfc is a Python library that provides an implementation of several JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) standards. Prior to 1.7.4, joserfc.jws.deserialize_json() accepts a JWS General JSON Serialization with an empty signatures array as authenticated. The verify_general_json() loop performs no iterations for the empty array and returns success because no signature check failed, allowing an attacker without a signing key to supply an arbitrary payload that relying applications may treat as authentic. The issue affects the General JSON Serialization path; compact JWS and JWT decoding, Flattened JSON serialization, and JWE JSON processing do not follow this vulnerable path. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.4.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
joserfc (PTS)trixie1.1.0-1vulnerable
forky, sid1.7.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
joserfcsource(unstable)1.7.4-1

Notes

https://github.com/authlib/joserfc/security/advisories/GHSA-4pp3-559j-c5c2
Fixed by: https://github.com/authlib/joserfc/commit/f409f8f058225d7686acab6546c94593e4c1bfbe (1.7.4)

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