Description
A flaw was found in the Micrometer user-event metrics listener of Keycloak, a solution for integrated identity and access management. The issue occurs when the listener is configured to include the idp tag. An unauthenticated attacker can send requests to the identity broker login endpoint using arbitrary provider aliases, causing the system to create an unlimited number of metric time series. This can lead to excessive memory consumption and degrade the performance of both the server and its monitoring tools.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-keycloak | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | python-keycloak | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3614 Keycloak (Micrometer): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 8, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:95761 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101333 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2542498 issue-tracking