Keycloak client registration exposes vault secrets to client owners
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 is affected, and the sources give no version range. The client registration component reveals vault-stored secrets when a client secret points to a vault entry (CWE-200). An authenticated remote client owner with low privileges can view the secret value in plain text.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in the client registration component of Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. When a vault provider is used to store sensitive information, an authenticated client owner can use a specially crafted reference to trick the system into revealing secrets. By updating a client secret to point to a vault entry and then requesting the client configuration, the owner can see the secret value in plain text. This could lead to the exposure of sensitive credentials that the user should not be able to access.
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 Single Sign-On 7 is not affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
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
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117688
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-jjgf-8hh9-873m
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-117688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-117688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjgf-8hh9-873m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-117688 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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