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TI-2019-11112 Aliases CVE-2019-14910GHSA-jf86-9434-f8c2

Improper authentication in Keycloak

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-295.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in keycloak 7.x, when keycloak is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps), in this case user authentication succeeds even if invalid password has entered.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01054 64th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Keycloakall versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven)7.0.0 – 7.0.1—No fix listedGHSA-jf86-9434-f8c2
  • 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-jf86-9434-f8c2

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14910
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf86-9434-f8c2

References

  • 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