Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-10579Picketlink-federation: auth bypass in picketlink saml unsolicited-response
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Picketlink Federation SAML; the unsolcited response handler would accept forged assertions with no verification or validation, permitting an unauthed attacker to authenticate as any principal in any role. This could lead to information disclosure, access to restricted operations, or other flaws.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- RHSA-2026:53644 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:53806 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10579 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2480325 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT