CVE-2026-48990

MEDIUM EPSS 5.9%
Published Jun 17, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 23, 20266d ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 6d ago

Description

joserfc 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt
CWE-770

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/authlib/joserfc/releases/tag/1.6.7
  • github.com https://github.com/authlib/joserfc/security/advisories/GHSA-wphv-vfrh-23q5

Remediation

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Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.