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CRITICALCVE-2026-29000Published Modified CNA VulnCheck

CVE-2026-29000: pac4j-jwt JwtAuthenticator Authentication Bypass

pac4j-jwt versions prior to 4.5.9, 5.7.9, and 6.3.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in JwtAuthenticator when processing encrypted JWTs that allows remote attackers to forge authentication tokens. Attackers who possess the server's RSA public key can create a JWE-wrapped PlainJWT with arbitrary subject and role claims, bypassing signature verification to authenticate as any user including administrators.

Metrics

CVSS v4.0
9.3
Severity
CRITICAL
Fixed in
4.5.9
Affected Products
1

Fix available

4.5.95.7.96.3.3
Affected packages
  • pac4j / pac4j-jwt
    < 4.5.9 (from 4.0) · < 5.7.9 (from 5.0) · < 6.3.3 (from 6.0)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N