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SCA: security update for python-jose (GHSA-3qf3-8w2g-rqmx)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 472999

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - python-jose through 3.5.0 fails to properly validate asymmetric keys in HMAC initialization, accepting
 DER-encoded public keys that lack PEM armor or SSH prefixes. Attackers holding the service's public key
 can forge HS256 tokens that pass verification when algorithms are not explicitly restricted. This is an
 incomplete fix for CVE-2024-33663. (CVE-2026-85394)

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qf3-8w2g-rqmx

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 472999

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/6/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.46

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-85394

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-85394

cwe: CWE-347