CVE-2025-62706: Authlib : JWE zip=DEF decompression bomb enables DoS
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Prior to version 1.6.5, Authlib’s JWE zip=DEF path performs unbounded DEFLATE decompression. A very small ciphertext can expand into tens or hundreds of megabytes on decrypt, allowing an attacker who can supply decryptable tokens to exhaust memory and CPU and cause denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.5. Workarounds for this issue involve rejecting or stripping zip=DEF for inbound JWEs at the application boundary, forking and add a bounded decompression guard via decompressobj().decompress(data, MAXSIZE)) and returning an error when output exceeds a safe limit, or enforcing strict maximum token sizes and fail fast on oversized inputs; combine with rate limiting.
Affected Software
Remediation
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-62706?
CVE-2025-62706 has a high severity due to its unbounded DEFLATE decompression vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2025-62706?
To fix CVE-2025-62706, upgrade Authlib to version 1.6.5 or later.
What specific vulnerability does CVE-2025-62706 describe?
CVE-2025-62706 describes an unbounded DEFLATE decompression issue in Authlib's JWE zip=DEF path.
Which versions of Authlib are affected by CVE-2025-62706?
Versions of Authlib prior to 1.6.5 are affected by CVE-2025-62706.
What potential risk does CVE-2025-62706 pose?
CVE-2025-62706 poses a risk of denial-of-service due to excessive resource consumption from data expansion during decryption.