PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. Prior to 2.13.0, PyJWKClient.get_signing_key() forces a fresh HTTP request to the JWKS endpoint for every JWT with an unknown kid value, with no rate limiting. Since kid comes from the unverified token header, an attacker can trigger unlimited outbound requests. The vulnerability surfaces only when a JWKS fetch fails; an attacker can attempt to provoke that with sustained unknown-kid traffic, but the outcome depends on upstream JWKS-endpoint behavior (rate limiting, transient errors) which is beyond the attacker's control. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-fhv5-28vv-h8m8 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 3.7 · pyjwt_projectNVD modified 2026-10-26 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:pyjwt_project:pyjwt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-fhv5-28vv-h8m8 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory