CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-109082

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

A flaw was found in the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) implementation within the keycloak-services component of Keycloak. Keycloak fails to verify that a client is authorized to use the CIBA flow, allowing public clients to bypass security requirements. An attacker could trick a user into approving a login request, eventually gaining full access to the user's account without needing a client secret.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can take over a user's account without possessing the client secret, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. The risk concerns the confidentiality and integrity of user accounts.

Recommendation

Update Keycloak to a version where client authorization verification in CIBA is fixed. Additionally, restrict CIBA usage to trusted clients and monitor logs for suspicious requests.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication CIBA implementation within the keycloak-services component of Keycloak. This component handles advanced authentication flows where a client initiates a login on behalf of a user. The issue occurs because Keycloak fails to verify that a client is authorized to use the CIBA flow, allowing public clients to bypass security requirements. An attacker could use this flaw to trick a user into approving a login request, eventually gaining full access to the users account without needing a client secret.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS