CVE-2026-28498 | BDVDB-2026-320799 Detail
authlibauthlib
Description#
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a library-level vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the validation of OpenID Connect (OIDC) ID Tokens. Specifically, the internal hash verification logic (_verify_hash) responsible for validating the at_hash (Access Token Hash) and c_hash (Authorization Code Hash) claims exhibits a fail-open behavior when encountering an unsupported or unknown cryptographic algorithm. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass mandatory integrity protections by supplying a forged ID Token with a deliberately unrecognized alg header parameter. The library intercepts the unsupported state and silently returns True (validation passed), inherently violating fundamental cryptographic design principles and direct OIDC specifications. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.9.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
References#
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/security/advisories/GHSA-m344-f55w-2m6j
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/commit/b9bb2b25bf8b7e01512d847a95c1749646eaa72b
- https://github.com/authlib/authlib/releases/tag/v1.6.9
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28498
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448182
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28498.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6912
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6720
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6568
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6497
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6567
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.