Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: unauthenticated dos via unbounded locale caching
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A flaw was found in the theme localization endpoints of the keycloak-services component, which is the core service responsible for authentication flows and theme management in Keycloak. The issue occurs because the system accepts arbitrary locale tags from unauthenticated requests and stores them in a permanent in-memory cache without limits. An attacker can exploit this by sending a large number of unique locale tags, eventually causing the server to run out of memory and crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | — | 26.4.16-2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-26 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | 26.4-26 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| 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 Single Sign-On 7 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4.16-2 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-26 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 26.4-26 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — 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 Single Sign-On 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:68276 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 Images Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator
- 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-2026:68280 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 Security Update
- Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- 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: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68276 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:68280 |
| 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: 1 product
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79651
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qv5-pjhw-3gx4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-79651 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79651 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qv5-pjhw-3gx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-79651 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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