Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-28490

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers.

Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Authlib is a Python

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28490. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Authlib is a Python is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Authlib is a Python).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe authlib/authlib

Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a cryptographic padding oracle vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the implementation of the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) RSA1_5 key management algorithm. Authlib registers RSA1_5 in its default algorithm registry without requiring explicit opt-in, and actively destroys the constant-time Bleichenbacher mitigation that the underlying cryptography library implements correctly. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.9.

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  • cpe authlib/authlibversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-28490

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28490. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Authlib is a Python is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy; CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a cryptographic padding oracle vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the implementation of the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) RSA1_5 key management algorithm. Authlib registers RSA1_5 in its default algorithm registry without requiring explicit opt-in, and actively destroys

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a cryptographic padding oracle vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the implementation of the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) RSA1_5 key management algorithm. Authlib registers RSA1_5 in its default algorithm registry without requiring explicit opt-in, and actively destroys

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28490

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-28490

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28490

    Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.9, a cryptographic padding oracle vulnerability was identified in the Authlib Python library concerning the implementation of the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) RSA1_5 key management algori

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.