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TI-2026-08379 Aliases CVE-2026-9537GHSA-3rp9-gq85-w2mf

Mojo::JWT versions before 1.02 for Perl verify HMAC signatures with a non-constant-time…

Priority LOW 30CWE-208Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-208.

Summary

Mojo::JWT versions before 1.02 for Perl verify HMAC signatures with a non-constant-time string comparison. The decode() method compares the supplied signature to the recomputed HMAC with Perl's eq operator, which stops at the first differing byte, so the comparison time varies with the number of matching leading bytes. A caller that decodes attacker supplied tokens leaks the expected signature through this timing variation, which can be aggregated over many requests to recover the signature and forge a token.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mojo::JWT (JBERGER): 1.02

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JBERGERMojo::JWTbefore 1.021.02Patch availableCNA
  • Mojo::JWT VendorJBERGER Affected before 1.02 Fixed in 1.02 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Mojo::JWT (JBERGER) Fixed in 1.02

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9537
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rp9-gq85-w2mf

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