# CVE-2026-48524: PyJWT: PyJWKClient unbounded JWKS endpoint requests via attacker-controlled kid values (DoS)

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-177, GHSA-FHV5-28VV-H8M8
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.13.0
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- jpadilla pyjwt: fixed in 2.13.0
- pyjwt (PyPI): fixed in 2.13.0
- pyjwt (PyPI): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.13.0

## Description

PyJWT is a JSON Web Token implementation in Python. Prior to 2.13.0, PyJWKClient.get_signing_key() forces a fresh HTTP request to the JWKS endpoint for every JWT with an unknown kid value, with no rate limiting. Since kid comes from the unverified token header, an attacker can trigger unlimited outbound requests. The vulnerability surfaces only when a JWKS fetch fails; an attacker can attempt to provoke that with sustained unknown-kid traffic, but the outcome depends on upstream JWKS-endpoint behavior (rate limiting, transient errors) which is beyond the attacker's control. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jpadilla pyjwt, pyjwt, upgrade to a fixed version (2.13.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/security/advisories/GHSA-fhv5-28vv-h8m8

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