Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-9793Keycloak: keycloak: security policy bypass in jwe-encrypted request object processing
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. When a JSON Web Encryption (JWE) encrypted request object is submitted, Keycloak may incorrectly process unsigned claims if the decrypted content is raw JSON, bypassing the configured signature policy. This allows a remote attacker to submit unauthorized claims, leading to a compromise of data integrity within the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authorization flow. While a redirect URI allowlist acts as a compensating control, this vulnerability violates OIDC Core and Financial-grade API (FAPI) signing requirements.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | no fix listed | GHSA-p3v8-fm5p-v84h |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 26.6 | 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 |
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- RHSA-2026:50846 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50847 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50848 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50849 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9793 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2482460 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT