CVE-2026-80179

Jwcrypto: jwcrypto: denial of service via malformed jwe tokens

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in jwcrypto. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token containing numerous period delimiters. This malformed token can force the JWE.deserialize() function to allocate excessive memory, leading to a MemoryError. This issue results in a denial of service (DoS) for services that process untrusted JWE values.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.3
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Redhat openstack Platform
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Openshift Ai (rhoai)
Redhat openstack Platform
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in jwcrypto. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token containing numerous period delimiters. This malformed token can force the JWE.deserialize() function to allocate excessive memory, leading to a MemoryError. This issue results in a denial of service (DoS) for services that process untrusted JWE values.
Title Jwcrypto: jwcrypto: denial of service via malformed jwe tokens
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat openstack
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat openstack
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 11, 2026, 8:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026, 9:13 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 28, 2026, 12:18 AM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 9:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM