# CVE-2026-102269: PyJWT: Non-canonical signature segments enable raw-token revocation bypass

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4147, GHSA-HXM8-2XGR-2P9M
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.14.0
- Published: 2026-09-28 · Updated: 2026-09-29

## Affected

- jpadilla pyjwt: fixed in 2.14.0
- pyjwt (PyPI): fixed in 2.14.0

## Description

PyJWT is a Python implementation of JSON Web Token standards. Prior to 2.14.0, PyJWT signature segment is affected because signature segment decoding accepts characters outside the canonical Base64URL representation. This occurs when non-Base64URL characters are appended to a valid compact JWS signature segment. As a result, base64url_decode produces the same signature bytes for different serialized segments. Consequently, raw-token revocation checks can fail to recognize an equivalent modified token. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jpadilla pyjwt, pyjwt, upgrade to a fixed version (2.14.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-hxm8-2xgr-2p9m
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/e6f48401001609a8f99e71fcaf355fb895d508a8
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/releases/tag/2.14.0

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