fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, fast-jwt does not validate the crit (Critical) Header Parameter defined in RFC 7515 §4.1.11. When a JWS token contains a crit array listing extensions that fast-jwt does not understand, the library accepts the token instead of rejecting it. This violates the MUST requirement in the RFC.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hm7r-c7qw-ghp6 fast-jwt accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 violation)
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Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description fast-jwt provides fast JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation. In 6.1.0 and earlier, fast-jwt does not validate the crit (Critical) Header Parameter defined in RFC 7515 §4.1.11. When a JWS token contains a crit array listing extensions that fast-jwt does not understand, the library accepts the token instead of rejecting it. This violates the MUST requirement in the RFC.
Title fast-jwt accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 §4.1.11 MUST violation)
Weaknesses CWE-345
CWE-636
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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-04-06T17:02:12.180Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T21:06:06.428Z

Link: CVE-2026-35042

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-06T17:17:13.410

Modified: 2026-04-06T17:17:13.410

Link: CVE-2026-35042

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