Keycloak: keycloak: brute-force protection bypass in ciba flow (Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % · percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. When a user account is temporarily locked due to repeated failed login attempts, an attacker with valid client credentials can exploit the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) flow to bypass this brute-force protection. This allows continued authentication attempts and token issuance even when the account should be locked, potentially enabling further unauthorized access attempts.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-q6h7-xxp7-7429 — Keycloak has an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-32717
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-9798
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4.14-1 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4-22 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4-22 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | unaffected 26.6.5-1 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | unaffected 26.6-11 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | unaffected 26.6-11 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 |
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 |