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🛡️ CVE-2026-32597 on PyPI (Root.io) — pyjwt

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-32597 in PyJWT - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-32597 in the PyJWT package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-32597 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package pyjwt. The fix is available in version 2.5.0+aikido.6; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-32597 is classified as CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. Data is trusted without confirming it really came from the claimed source and was not altered.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-32597 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • pyjwt (fixed in 2.5.0+aikido.6)
  • rootio-pyjwt (fixed in 2.5.0+root.io.5)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

pyjwt has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) in other software:

CVE-2026-32597 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-04
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pyjwt — 2.5.0+aikido.6
rootio-pyjwt — 2.5.0+root.io.5

References

N/A

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