What is CVE-2016-7036?

CVE-2016-7036 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Python-Jose Project, classified under CWE-361. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-7036?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Python-Jose Project

CVE-2016-7036

python-jose before 1.3.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to use a constant time comparison for HMAC keys.

Published 2017-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.022 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Python-Jose Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-361

References

github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/releases/tag/1.3.2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95845 (vdb-entry)
github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/pull/35/commits/89b46353b9f611e9da38de3d2fedf523… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7036?: CVE-2016-7036 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Python-Jose Project, classified under CWE-361. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-7036?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.