Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-11419Keycloak: keycloak tls client-initiated renegotiation denial of service
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits in keycloak. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by repeatedly initiating TLS 1.2 client-initiated renegotiation requests to exhaust server CPU resources, making the service unavailable.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-dist | 26.0.16 | GHSA-q8hq-4h99-fj7x |
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-dist | 26.2.10 | GHSA-q8hq-4h99-fj7x |
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-dist | 26.4.1 | GHSA-q8hq-4h99-fj7x |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| keycloak | 0 – before 26.0.1626.2.0 – before 26.2.1026.4.0 – before 26.4.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0.16 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.10 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- RHSA-2025:18254 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:18255 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:18889 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:18890 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11419 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2402142 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/discussions/25209
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/43020