Description
Keycloak provides a policy enforcer to protect applications by matching incoming web requests against defined security policies. A flaw was found where the enforcer fails to correctly normalize web addresses that contain special encoded characters, such as those representing semicolons or directory traversal segments. An authenticated user can use these encoded characters to trick the enforcer into applying a less restrictive security policy than intended, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive administrative or private application endpoints.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3418 Keycloak: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:68276 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68277 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68278 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68280 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74909 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2517354 issue-tracking