Keycloak view-clients role exposes confidential client secrets
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Red Hat Build of Keycloak exposes the active primary secret of confidential clients through its installation provider and client registration endpoints, which is a case of exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200). An administrator holding only the read-only view-clients role can retrieve these secrets, although access should be restricted. The exposed secret lets an attacker impersonate the client and gain the permissions of its associated service account.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in the installation provider and client registration endpoints of the Keycloak identity management service. A realm administrator with only the read-only view-clients role can access the active primary secret of any confidential client, which should normally be restricted. This exposed secret can be used to impersonate the client and gain unauthorized access to its associated service account permissions.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Build of Keycloak. Red Hat's plan for Red Hat Build of Keycloak is none available. Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 is not affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
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 yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107604
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-ch4r-x5r9-rqr3
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-107604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch4r-x5r9-rqr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-107604 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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