Insufficient session expiration in keycloak
Priority LOW 31CWE-613Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
A flaw was found in keycloak where keycloak may fail to logout user session if the logout request comes from external SAML identity provider and Principal Type is set to Attribute [Name].
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00297 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven): 14.0.0Red Hat: 4 advisories
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 | rh-sso7-keycloak 9.0.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven) | before 14.0.0 | 14.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-cm29-6wx7-p874 |
- keycloak Vendor— Affected rh-sso7-keycloak 9.0.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 14.0.0 Fixed in 14.0.0 Patch available GHSA-cm29-6wx7-p874
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cm29-6wx7-p874 org.keycloak:keycloak-parent (Maven) Fixed in 14.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2021:2070 Released 2021-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7
- RHSA-2021:2064 Released 2021-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7 security update on RHEL 7
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el7sso
- RHSA-2021:2065 Released 2021-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7 security update on RHEL 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el8sso
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2021:2063 Released 2021-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7 security update on RHEL 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 6 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el6sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-9.0.13-1.redhat_00006.1.el6sso
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2063 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2064 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2065 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2070 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat support for Spring Boot
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cm29-6wx7-p874
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-2021-3461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cm29-6wx7-p874 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3461 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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