Org.keycloak.storage.ldap: keycloak: deserialization of untrusted data in ldap user federation
Priority LOW 25CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A flaw was found in the Keycloak LDAP User Federation provider. This vulnerability allows an authenticated realm administrator to trigger deserialization of untrusted Java objects via a malicious LDAP server configuration.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Keycloak (Keycloak): 26.4.6org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven): 26.4.6, 26.2.11Red Hat: 4 advisories
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 | Keycloak | before 26.4.6 | 26.4.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | — | 26.2.11-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | — | 26.2-12 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | — | 26.2-12 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4.6-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) | 26.3.0 to before 26.4.6 | 26.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) | before 26.2.11 | 26.2.11 | Patch available | GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr |
- Keycloak VendorKeycloak Affected before 26.4.6 Fixed in 26.4.6 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.2.11-1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.2-12 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.2-12 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4.6-1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-6 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-5 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) Vendor— Affected 26.3.0 to before 26.4.6 Fixed in 26.4.6 Patch available GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr
- org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 26.2.11 Fixed in 26.2.11 Patch available GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Keycloak (Keycloak) Fixed in 26.4.6
- Fix · GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) Fixed in 26.4.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation (Maven) Fixed in 26.2.11 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2025:22090 Released 2025-11-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2025:22088 Released 2025-11-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2025:22091 Released 2025-11-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:22089 Released 2025-11-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11
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 26.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22088 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22089 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22090 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22091 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13467
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr
References
Advisory 5
Other 8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13467
- RHBZ#2416038
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/754c070cf8ca187dcc71f0f72ff3130ff2195328
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/44478
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/b90fec41ff17a70858d830750156a8a2e13ddb82
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.4.6
More Keycloak vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03994 Cross-site scripting in keycloak CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-05120 It was found that the Keycloak Node.js adapter 2.5 - 3.0 did not handle invalid tokens… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08952 Weak password recovery in Red Hat Keycloak CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-03024 The org.keycloak.services.resources.SocialResource.callback method in JBoss KeyCloak… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01295 Org.keycloak/keycloak-quarkus-server: keycloak: unauthorized access via jwt authorization grant with disabled users CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-08950 Insufficient session expiration in Red Hat keycloak CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-13467 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13467 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4hx9-48xh-5mxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-13467 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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