High7.5Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2026-32597] PyJWT accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 §4.1.11 MUST violation)

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-32597 affecting Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9.

CVE-2026-32597 Published Mar 12, 2026

CVE-2026-32597

Affected products & platforms

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Summary

PyJWT accepts unknown `crit` header extensions (RFC 7515 §4.1.11 MUST violation). Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.5).

Weakness: CWE-347. Affected package(s): ansible-automation-platform, python3.12-pyjwt, quay/quay-rhel8:1775169155, quay/quay-rhel8:1775253092, fence-agents, rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9:1776871984.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13508 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support; and 17 more.

Affected versions

ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9:1777398576
python3.12-pyjwt-0:2.12.1-1.el8ap
python3.12-pyjwt-0:2.12.1-1.el9ap
ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9:1777387242
quay/quay-rhel8:1775169155
quay/quay-rhel8:1775253092
fence-agents-0:4.10.0-98.el9_7.12
rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9:1776871984
satellite/iop-host-inventory-rhel9:1780414237
fence-agents-0:4.10.0-62.el9_4.24
ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9:1777299023
automation-controller-0:4.7.11-2.el9ap

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:13508

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:13508 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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