Improper authentication in Keycloak
Priority LOW 38CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak 7.x where the user federation LDAP bind type is none (LDAP anonymous bind), any password, invalid or valid will be accepted.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01076 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Keycloak | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven) | 7.0.0 – 7.0.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-fv4q-wm8c-wjg4 |
- Keycloak Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 – 7.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-fv4q-wm8c-wjg4
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14909
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv4q-wm8c-wjg4
References
More Red Hat Keycloak vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2019-14909 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14909 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv4q-wm8c-wjg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-14909 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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