Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.4, Authlib’s JWS verification accepts tokens that declare unknown critical header parameters (crit), violating RFC 7515 “must‑understand” semantics. An attacker can craft a signed token with a critical header (for example, bork or cnf) that strict verifiers reject but Authlib accepts. In mixed‑language fleets, this enables split‑brain verification and can lead to policy bypass, replay, or privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.4.
CVE-2025-59420
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 99% 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
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 15.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 22, 2025
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
References (3)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/6b1813e4392eb7c168c276099ff7783b176479df
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-9ggr-2464-2j32
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00032.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-59420(10)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:4215Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.14.6
- RHSA-2026:1942Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.15.3
- RHSA-2025:23176Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.13.10
- RHSA-2025:23064Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.10.17
- RHSA-2025:23061Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.9.17
- RHSA-2025:23060Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.12
- RHSA-2025:23059Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.12
- RHSA-2025:23028Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.12
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Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3-authlib (1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ noble | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1773097621 | 2026-03-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1770146565 | 2026-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:v3.13.10-1765782391 | 2025-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.12-1765361593 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.12-1765382602 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.9-1765382758 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.12-1765381502 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.10.17-1765384144 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.9-1764254756 | 2025-11-27 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:3.10.17-1764168428 | 2025-11-26 | redhat |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authlib | 0.1 ... 1.6.3 (51 versions) | 1.6.4 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
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.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 11× 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.
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-29 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-29 22:11 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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