Keycloak: cli option for encrypted jgroups ignored
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option `KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED` does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | keycloak | — | 22.0, 24.0, 26.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Keycloak | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) | 25.0.0 to before 26.0.6 | 26.0.6 | Patch available | GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772 |
- keycloak Vendor— Affected — Fixed in 22.0, 24.0, 26.0.6 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Build of Keycloak VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 25.0.0 to before 26.0.6 Fixed in 26.0.6 Patch available GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
Remediation
- Fix · CNA keycloak Fixed in 22.0, 24.0, 26.0.6
- Fix · GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772 org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) Fixed in 26.0.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
References
Other 10
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10973
- RHBZ#2324361
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/28750
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/34644
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/28756
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/34668
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/071032a108bd9e9fce9e66d00c36d56bd4b334df
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/36defd5f33b2da5d705f179bbaa21c28b13a9996
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak
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Sources
- CVE-2024-10973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-10973 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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