# CVE-2026-102274: PyJWT: Malformed RSA JWK aborts parsing of an entire JWK Set

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4152, GHSA-W6J9-CWV2-H6WQ
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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: from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.14.0
- pyjwt (PyPI): from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.14.0

## Description

PyJWT is a Python implementation of JSON Web Token standards. From 2.9.0 until 2.14.0, PyJWKSet does not catch the plain ValueError raised for malformed RSA JWK components by RSAAlgorithm.from_jwk in jwt/api_jwk.py. This occurs when a JWK Set contains a malformed RSA key alongside otherwise usable keys. As a result, one malformed member aborts construction of the entire PyJWKSet. Consequently, applications can experience authentication failures or request-level denial of service. 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-w6j9-cwv2-h6wq
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/8915570a0bfda9f0ff0e34e7fb09bdb9d71580cf
- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/releases/tag/2.14.0

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