Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- 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.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or ${PROPNAME}. The server replaces these placeholders with the actual values of environment variables or system properties during URL processing.
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-f4v7-3mww-9gc2 |
- 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-f4v7-3mww-9gc2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA keycloak Fixed in 26.0.8
- Fix · GHSA-f4v7-3mww-9gc2 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-2024-10880 Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: denial of service in keycloak server via security headersPriority LOW 31
- 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-2024-10880 Org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server: denial of service in keycloak server via security headersPriority LOW 31
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-2024-11736
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4v7-3mww-9gc2
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Sources
- CVE-2024-11736 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11736 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4v7-3mww-9gc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-11736 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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