SARA / Free Tools / KEV / CVE-2026-5430

CVE-2026-5430 — newly added to CISA KEV

The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows an attacker to craft a JWT with an unsupported algorithm, which is then incorrectly validated, leading to unauthorized access.

CISA KEV — Actively Exploited

The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or support

Vendor / Product
— / WSO2 / Multiple Products
Added to KEV
2026-09-24
BOD 22-01 due
—
Ransomware use
Unknown
CVSS / EPSS
10.0 CRITICAL · EPSS 58.00%

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows an attacker to craft a JWT with an unsupported algorithm, which is then incorrectly validated, leading to unauthorized access.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

06Detection

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