CVE-2026-44351

Published: Mag 13, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 14, 2026
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CRITICAL 9,1
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none

Description

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fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. Prior to 6.2.4, a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in fast-jwt's async key-resolver flow allows any unauthenticated attacker to forge arbitrary JWTs that are accepted as authentic. When the application's key resolver returns an empty string (''), for example via the common keys[decoded.header.kid] || '' JWKS-style fallback, fast-jwt converts it to a zero-length Buffer, hands it to crypto.createSecretKey, derives allowedAlgorithms = ['HS256','HS384','HS512'] from it, and then verifies the token's signature against an empty-key HMAC. The attacker simply computes HMAC-SHA256(key='', input='${header}.${payload}'), which Node accepts without complaint — and the verifier returns the attacker-chosen payload (sub, admin, scopes, etc.) as authentic. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.2.4.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

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EPSS Score
0,0005
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 7 Days)

287

Improper Authentication

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based, ICS/OT
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326

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
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1391

Use of Weak Credentials

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: ICS/OT, Not Technology-Specific
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https://github.com/nearform/fast-jwt/security/advisories/GHSA-gmvf-9v4p-v8jc
https://github.com/nearform/fast-jwt/security/advisories/GHSA-gmvf-9v4p-v8jc