Findings

CVE-2026-34950

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation.

Published Apr 6, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · nearform fast-jwt

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, the publicKeyPemMatcher regex in fast-jwt/src/crypto.js uses a ^ anchor that is defeated by any leading whitespace in the key string, re-enabling the exact same JWT algorithm confusion attack that CVE-2023-48223 patched.

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  1. Apr 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, the publicKeyPemMatcher regex in fast-jwt/src/crypto.js uses a ^ anchor that is defeated by any leading whitespace in the key string, re-enabling the exact same JWT algorithm confusion attack that CVE-2023-48223 patched.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, the publicKeyPemMatcher regex in fast-jwt/src/crypto.js uses a ^ anchor that is defeated by any leading whitespace in the key string, re-enabling the exact same JWT algorithm confusion attack that CVE-2023-48223 patched.

Affected

  • cpe nearform/fast-jwtversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34950

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34950

    fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, the publicKeyPemMatcher regex in fast-jwt/src/crypto.js uses a ^ anchor that is defeated by any leading whitespace in the key string, re-enabling the exact same JWT algorithm confusion attack that C

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-34950 · ZeroDay Findings