Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers, compromising the confidentiality of lightweight access tokens. This issue can be exploited remotely by any confidential client in the realm with valid credentials.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.12 | — | — |
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.
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | keycloak-26.5 +2 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | < 26.6.2 | 26.6.2 | GHSA-4x37-hw65-52w8 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1612 Keycloak: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 8, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:19596 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:19597 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-37979 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2455328 issue-tracking