Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: ciba confidential-only contract not enforced for public clients (Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.25 % · percentile 16 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A flaw was found in the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication CIBA implementation within the keycloak-services component of Keycloak. This component handles advanced authentication flows where a client initiates a login on behalf of a user. The issue occurs because Keycloak fails to verify that a client is authorized to use the CIBA flow, allowing public clients to bypass security requirements. An attacker could use this flaw to trick a user into approving a login request, eventually gaining full access to the users account without needing a client secret.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-97260
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-109082
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Build of Keycloak | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Build of Keycloak | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |