Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. From version 1.6.5 to before version 1.6.7, previous tests involving passing a malicious JWT containing alg: none and an empty signature was passing the signature verification step without any changes to the application code when a failure was expected.. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.7.
CVE-2026-28802
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 64% 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
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 59(Track)EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 6, 2026
Last Modified
August 17, 2026
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026CVE-2026-28802 - Red Hat Customer Portal
Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28802Setting `alg: none` and a blank signature appears to bypass signature verification · Advisory · authlib/authlib · GitHub
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-7wc2-qxgw-g8ggcommit b87c32ed07b8 (authlib/authlib)
Patch available: authlib/authlib v1.6.7 (contains commit b87c32ed07b8)
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/b87c32ed07b8ae7f805873e1c9cafd1016761df7commit a61c2acb8074 (authlib/authlib)
Patch available: authlib/authlib v1.6.0 (contains commit a61c2acb8074)
https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/a61c2acb807496e67f32051b5f1b1d5ccf8f0a75Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28802(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:19375Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.16.4
- RHSA-2026:6568Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.15.4
- RHSA-2026:6404Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:6309Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:5665Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.10.19
- RHSA-2026:5168Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.9.19
- RHSA-2026:4942Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.12.15
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel9:1779204086 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1775169219 | 2026-04-03 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9:1774417022 | 2026-04-01 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1773971077 | 2026-03-24 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1773936323 | 2026-03-19 | redhat |
| redhat | quay/quay-rhel8:1773771962 | 2026-03-18 | 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
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-authlib | 1.6.0-1 ... 1.7.2-2 (13 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-authlib | 1.6.0-1 ... 1.6.6-1 (6 versions) | 1.6.7-1 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| authlib | 1.6.5, 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 79× 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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- 2026-07-15 02:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8
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- 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.1
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