CVE-2026-80179
Jwcrypto: jwcrypto: denial of service via malformed jwe tokens
CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-770 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat ansible automation platform 2 |
| Published | Aug 27, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
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