# CVE-2026-34950: fast-jwt has an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-48223: JWT Algorithm Confusion via Whitespace-Prefixed RSA Public Key

- Also known as: GHSA-MVF2-F6GM-W987
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.2.0
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-06

## Affected

- nearform fast-jwt: through 6.1.0
- fast-jwt (npm): fixed in 6.2.0

## Description

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, the publicKeyPemMatcher regex in fast-jwt/src/crypto.js uses a ^ anchor that is defeated by any leading whitespace in the key string, re-enabling the exact same JWT algorithm confusion attack that CVE-2023-48223 patched.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nearform fast-jwt, fast-jwt, upgrade to a fixed version (6.2.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nearform/fast-jwt/security/advisories/GHSA-mvf2-f6gm-w987

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