Security flaw in joserfc: overload via JWE PBES2 tokens

A denial of service vulnerability was identified in joserfc, a JWT and JWE token management library.

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The fact

The attack exploits PBES2 encryption to cause system overload through malicious JWE tokens.

The flaw, analyzed on March 6, 2026, requires immediate patching for services using this dependency.

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Auto-synthesis from 2 media sources · identified on May 6, 2026