Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: google external access-token exchange bypasses hosted-domain restriction
Priority LOW 37CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Keycloak allows users to log in using Google accounts and can be configured to only allow users from specific Google Workspace domains. A flaw was found where the token exchange feature, which allows swapping a Google token for a Keycloak token, does not check these domain restrictions. This means an attacker with a valid Google account from a different domain could bypass the security check and gain access to the Keycloak realm.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 26.6 | — | 26.6.7-3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | 26.6-20 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | 26.6-20 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Data Grid 8 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6.7-3 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6-20 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.6-20 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Data Grid 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
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:68277 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2026:68278 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7
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 26.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68277 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68278 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmhp-w67v-6jm5
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-2026-18214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wmhp-w67v-6jm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-18214 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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