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Fencer Vulns
high 7.4

CVE-2026-16442 json

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml idp-initiated broker login bypasses link-only restriction

published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-keycloak-2026-16442 , EUVD-2026-53395

cvss
7.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the SAML broker component of Keycloak, which is used to manage identity federation and user authentication. The issue occurs because the IdP-initiated Single Sign-On endpoint fails to check if a provider is restricted to account linking only. This allows an attacker with control over a linked upstream identity to bypass login restrictions and gain full access to a local user account.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami keycloak 26.4.14, 26.6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 26.4-22, 26.4.14-1
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 26.6-11, 26.6.5-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-16442 updated cvss 7.4

keycloak-services: keycloak-services: SAML IdP-initiated broker login bypasses link-only restriction

  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.4-22, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.4-22, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.4.14-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50847
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50846
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.6-11, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.6-11, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.6.5-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50849
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50848
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8 keycloak-services 23.0.7 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack keycloak-services 23.0.7 Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 keycloak-services 23.0.7
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami keycloak
>=26.4.0, <26.4.14
>=26.6.0, <26.6.5
26.4.14
26.6.5

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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