# CVE-2026-102271: PyJWT: Public keys in DER form are accepted as HMAC secrets, bypassing the CVE-2022-29217 guard

- Also known as: GHSA-P4G4-X82P-Q773, PYSEC-2026-4149
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.14.0
- Published: 2026-09-28 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- jpadilla pyjwt: from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.14.0
- pyjwt (PyPI): from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.14.0

## Description

PyJWT is a Python implementation of JSON Web Token standards. From 2.4.0 until 2.14.0, PyJWT HMACAlgorithm.prepare_key is affected because asymmetric-key guard relies on textual markers that are absent from DER encoding. This occurs when an application mixes HMAC and asymmetric algorithms and supplies a DER public key as the shared verification key. As a result, PyJWT uses public DER bytes as an HMAC secret. Consequently, an attacker who knows the public key can forge authenticated HMAC tokens. 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-p4g4-x82p-q773
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/2798504fa2663364573cf2d1043d8d7fef389499
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/releases/tag/2.14.0

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