CVE-2026-65629 jose - Authentication Bypass

jose 1.10.0 < 1.11.13 contains a broken authentication caused by use of insufficient PBKDF2 iteration count and short salt in password-encrypted private key export, letting attackers recover private keys via offline password cracking, exploit requires attacker to obtain encrypted private key export.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
26 October 2026
Updated
27 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-916

Vendor fix

Update to version 1.11.13 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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