Keycloak: keycloak: security policy bypass in jwe-encrypted request object processing
Priority LOW 32CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
A flaw was found in Keycloak. When a JSON Web Encryption (JWE) encrypted request object is submitted, Keycloak may incorrectly process unsigned claims if the decrypted content is raw JSON, bypassing the configured signature policy. This allows a remote attacker to submit unauthorized claims, leading to a compromise of data integrity within the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authorization flow. While a redirect URI allowlist acts as a compensating control, this vulnerability violates OIDC Core and Financial-grade API (FAPI) signing requirements.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4.14-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-22 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-22 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | 26.6.5-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | 26.6-11 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | 26.6-11 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| — | org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) | up to 26.6.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p3v8-fm5p-v84h |
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4.14-1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-22 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-22 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6.5-1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6-11 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6-11 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 26.6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p3v8-fm5p-v84h
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:50849 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2026:50847 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2026:50846 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:50848 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5
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 26.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50847 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50846 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50849 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50848 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9793
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3v8-fm5p-v84h
References
More Red Hat Build Of Keycloak vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-02223 Keycloak: keycloak: unauthorized authentication via disabled saml identity provider CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-01049 Keycloak: path transversal in redirection validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-13740 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml idp-initiated broker login bypasses link-only restriction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-13741 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml broker metadata import disables response signature validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-13106 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-02631 Authentication bypass in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9793 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9793 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3v8-fm5p-v84h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-9793 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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