CVE-2026-48990

NameCVE-2026-48990
Descriptionjoserfc is a Python library that provides an implementation of several JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) standards. In versions 1.3.4 through 1.6.5, joserfc accepts oversized RFC7797 b64=false JWS payloads without applying JWSRegistry.max_payload_length, which can lead to resource exhaustion. The normal JWS compact and flattened JSON paths reject payloads above the configured payload-size limit with ExceededSizeError. The RFC7797 unencoded payload paths do not make the same check. A valid b64=false compact or flattened JSON JWS can therefore deserialize successfully with a payload larger than JWSRegistry.max_payload_length. Applications that accept lower-trust JWS values and rely on joserfc to reject oversized token content during verification have a moderate availability risk. This issue has been fixed in version 1.6.7.
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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, sid1.7.1-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
joserfcsource(unstable)1.6.8-1

Notes

[trixie] - joserfc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/authlib/joserfc/security/advisories/GHSA-wphv-vfrh-23q5

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