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Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-16442Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml idp-initiated broker login bypasses link-only restriction

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the SAML 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.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-346 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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