pyjwt: PyJWT accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 §4.1.11 MUST violation)

A missing verification step has been discovered in PyJWT. PyJWT does not validate the crit Critical Header Parameter defined in RFC 7515 §4.1.11. When a JWS token contains a crit array listing extensions that PyJWT does not understand, the library accepts the token instead of rejecting it. This...

pyjwt: PyJWT accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 §4.1.11 MUST violation)

A missing verification step has been discovered in PyJWT. PyJWT does not validate the crit Critical Header Parameter defined in RFC 7515 §4.1.11. When a JWS token contains a crit array listing extensions that PyJWT does not understand, the library accepts the token instead of rejecting it. This...

SUSE-SU-2026:1199-1 Security update for python-PyJWT

This update for python-PyJWT fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-32597: Fixed unknown crit header extensions accepts bsc1259616...

CVE-2026-32597

PyJWT prior to 2.12.0 does not validate the crit header (RFC 7515 §4.1.11). If a JWS contains a crit array with extensions PyJWT cannot understand, the library accepts the token instead of rejecting it, violating the MUST requirement. This CVE affects PyJWT and is fixed in version 2.12.0. Remedia...