CVE-2025-45768
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The library uses weak encryption when configured with short key lengths, though key length selection is delegated to the application.
- Who is affected
- Applications using PyJWT 2.10.1 with insufficient key lengths are affected.
- Urgency
- Moderate; not exploited and disputed by supplier as application-level configuration issue, but users may benefit from stronger defaults.
- Action
- Review key length configuration in applications using PyJWT and consider upgrading to a version with enforced minimum key length or explicit warnings.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
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