Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-117691Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml redirect binding signature bypass via percent-encoded parameter names

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the SAML HTTP-Redirect binding implementation of Keycloak. The issue occurs because the server processes percent-encoded parameter names (like %53AMLResponse) while the signature verification logic only checks literal parameter names. An attacker can use this discrepancy to provide a crafted, unsigned SAML message that the server processes instead of a legitimately signed one, leading to full account takeover of federated users.

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:N

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