CVE-2026-102269: PyJWT: Non-canonical signature segments enable raw-token revocation bypass
PyJWT 2.13.0 accepts compact JWS signature segments containing characters that
are not in the Base64URL alphabet. Appending !!!! to a valid signature does
not change the decoded signature bytes or authenticated claims, but it changes
the serialized token and its SHA-256 hash. An application that indexes logout
or revocation state by the raw token therefore rejects the logged-out token and
accepts its no-key alternate serialization.
This report separates two issues: permissive compact-JWS decoding is the
library behavior, while using raw serialized JWT text as a security identity is
a dangerous application composition. A jti-indexed control blocks both
representations.
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