UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-96760
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760
Upstream
Published
2026-09-28T20:17:00Z
Modified
2026-10-17T13:01:20Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Authlib (v1.7.2 and below) contains a signature verification bypass vulnerability. The JsonWebSignature.deserialize_json() method accepts a JSON Serialization JWS object and returns the payload as successfully verified without checking for a signature and without requiring a cryptographic key.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / python-authlib

Package

Name
python-authlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.15.4-1
0.15.5-1
0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-authlib",
            "binary_version":  "0.15.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / python-authlib

Package

Name
python-authlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.1-1
1.3.0-1
1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-authlib",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760.json"

Ubuntu:26.10 / python-authlib

Package

Name
python-authlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=stonking

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.7-1
1.7.2-1
1.7.2-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-authlib",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.2-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS / python-authlib

Package

Name
python-authlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-authlib?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.0-1
1.6.5-1
1.6.6-1
1.6.7-1
1.6.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-authlib",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96760.json"