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TI-2018-07724 Aliases CVE-2018-10912GHSA-h7j7-pw3v-3v3x

Infinite loop in [UNKNOWN] keycloak

Priority LOW 25CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

keycloak before version 4.0.0.final is vulnerable to a infinite loop in session replacement. A Keycloak cluster with multiple nodes could mishandle an expired session replacement and lead to an infinite loop. A malicious authenticated user could use this flaw to achieve Denial of Service on the server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0131 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven): 4.0.0Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]keycloakKeycloak 4.0.0.Final—No fix listedCNA
—org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven)before 4.0.04.0.0Patch availableGHSA-h7j7-pw3v-3v3x
  • keycloak Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected Keycloak 4.0.0.Final Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available GHSA-h7j7-pw3v-3v3x

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h7j7-pw3v-3v3x org.keycloak:keycloak-core (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:0877 Released 2019-04-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes Thorntail 2.4.0 security & bug fix update
    • Text-Only RHOAR
  • RHSA-2018:2428 Released 2018-08-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.4 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.4 zip

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Application RuntimesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.4 zipFixed RHSA-2018:2428
Text-Only RHOARFixed RHSA-2019:0877
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10912
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7j7-pw3v-3v3x

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2024-01049 Keycloak: path transversal in redirection validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-08665 Server-side request forgery in keycloak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-03468 Path traversal in Red Hat Keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-03612 A POST based reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability on has been identified in Keycloak. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-03994 Cross-site scripting in keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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