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high 8.0

CVE-2026-96453 json

Org.keycloak/keycloak-admin-cli: keycloak-admin-cli: kcadm custom truststore accepts arbitrary self-signed certificates

published 2026-11-05 3 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-117609

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the Keycloak Admin CLI kcadm tool, which is used by administrators to manage Keycloak servers from the command line. When a custom truststore is provided to verify the server identity, the tool incorrectly accepts any self-signed certificate as long as the hostname matches. This allows a network attacker to impersonate the Keycloak server, steal administrative credentials, and perform unauthorized management actions.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 26.4-29, 26.4-30, 26.4.17-2
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 26.6-24, 26.6.8-2

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-2026-96453 updated cvss 8.0

org.keycloak/keycloak-admin-cli: keycloak-admin-cli: kcadm custom truststore accepts arbitrary self-signed certificates

  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 rh-sso7-keycloak, rh-sso7-keycloak-server, keycloak-admin-cli 18.0.20.redhat-00001
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.4-29, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.4-30, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.4.17-2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95760
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.17
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95759
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.6-24, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.6-24, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.6.8-2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95762
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95761
  • Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 keycloak-core 24.0.10.redhat-00003 Red Hat Fuse 7 keycloak-core 24.0.10.redhat-00003 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk8-openshift-rhel8, jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk11-openshift-rhel8, jboss-eap-7/eap74-els-openjdk17-openshift-rhel8 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 keycloak-core 24.0.10.redhat-00003 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack keycloak-core 24.0.10.redhat-00003 Red Hat Satellite 6 candlepin, candlepin-selinux
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 keycloak-core 24.0.10.redhat-00003
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.17
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.8
  • Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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