Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: denial of service in keycloak server via security headers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability was found in Keycloak that could allow an administrative user with the right to change realm settings to disrupt the service. This action is done by modifying any of the security headers and inserting newlines, which causes the Keycloak server to write to a request that has already been terminated, leading to the failure of said request.
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 | before 26.0.8 | 26.0.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | — | 26.0.8-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | — | 26.0-7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | — | 26.0-8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | RHBK 26.0.8 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Keycloak | — | — | No fix listed | 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) | before 26.0.8 | 26.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-w3g8-r9gw-qrh8 |
- keycloak Vendor— Affected before 26.0.8 Fixed in 26.0.8 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.0.8-1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.0-7 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.0-8 Patch available CNA
- RHBK 26.0.8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Build of Keycloak VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed 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 before 26.0.8 Fixed in 26.0.8 Patch available GHSA-w3g8-r9gw-qrh8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA keycloak Fixed in 26.0.8
- Fix · GHSA-w3g8-r9gw-qrh8 org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) Fixed in 26.0.8 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:0299 Released 2025-01-13 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.0.8 Images Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2025:0300 Released 2025-01-13 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.0.8 Update
- RHBK 26.0.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat RHBK 26.0.8, Red Hat Build of Keycloak and 3 more products — RHSA-2025:0299
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-10881 Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: unrestricted admin use of system and environment variablesPriority LOW 24
- Advisory ·
Red Hat RHBK 26.0.8, Red Hat Build of Keycloak and 3 more products — RHSA-2025:0300
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-10881 Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: unrestricted admin use of system and environment variablesPriority LOW 24
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Build of Keycloak | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| RHBK 26.0.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:0300 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:0299 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11734
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3g8-r9gw-qrh8
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Sources
- CVE-2024-11734 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11734 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3g8-r9gw-qrh8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-11734 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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