CVE-2026-28490

MEDIUM

Authlib Vulnerable to JWE RSA1_5 Bleichenbacher Padding Oracle

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 3.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-327 CWE-203
Status published
Products (2)
authlib/authlib < 1.6.9 (2 CPE variants)
pypi/authlib 0 - 1.6.9PyPI
Published Mar 16, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 16, 2026