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CVE-2026-107720 — fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation.

Published Oct 8, 2026, 10:17 PM UTCIngested 38m agoSource NVD(cve-db)CVE-2026-107720

Description

fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. Prior to 6.3.1, fast-jwt createVerifier accepts an unsigned JWT when key is an empty string or null and algorithms is a non-empty allowlist. Falsy synchronous keys bypass prepareKeyOrSecret, allowedAlgorithms remains active, hasKey is false, and the empty signature avoids the verifySignature gate. An attacker can therefore submit a token containing arbitrary claims without possessing a signing key, resulting in authentication or authorization bypass. Claim validators still run, and non-empty keys, an empty key without algorithms, and the async key resolver path do not have this behavior. This issue is fixed in version 6.3.1.

CVSS v3.1 base metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.4

High severity

Band computed from the CVSS base score, not the source's own label — so it means the same thing across every feed.

AV

Network

Attack Vector

AC

High

Attack Complexity

PR

None

Privileges Required

UI

None

User Interaction

S

Unchanged

Scope

C

High

Confidentiality

I

High

Integrity

A

None

Availability