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CVE-2026-48990: joserfc: b64=false RFC7797 JWS payloads bypass JWSRegistry payload-size limits during deserialization

June 26, 2026

Testing revealed that joserfc accepts oversized RFC7797 b64=false JWS payloads without applying JWSRegistry.max_payload_length.

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.

This creates a moderate availability/resource-exhaustion risk for applications that accept lower-trust JWS values and rely on joserfc to reject oversized token content during verification.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wphv-vfrh-23q5
  • github.com/authlib/joserfc/releases/tag/1.6.7
  • github.com/authlib/joserfc/security/advisories/GHSA-wphv-vfrh-23q5
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48990

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.3.4 before 1.6.7

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.7 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/joserfc/CVE-2026-48990.yml

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