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CVE-2026-9801 json

Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via malformed ldap password policy response

published 5mo ago modified 16d ago also GHSA-f6r7-6w34-x2gp , EUVD-2026-32718

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A remote attacker with high privileges, such as a realm administrator configuring a malicious Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server or an attacker compromising an upstream LDAP server, could exploit this vulnerability. By sending a malformed LDAP password policy response during a password authentication request, the attacker can trigger an OutOfMemoryError. This causes the Keycloak Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to terminate, leading to a denial of service (DoS) for all realms on the affected node.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation 26.6.3
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 26.4-19, 26.4.13-1
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 26.6-6, 26.6.3-3

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-9801 updated cvss 4.9

keycloak: Keycloak: Denial of Service via malformed LDAP password policy response

  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.4-19, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.4-19, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.4.13-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:30050
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.13
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:30049
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.6-6, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.6-6, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.6.3-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:25097
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:25098

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.keycloak:keycloak-ldap-federation
<26.6.3
26.6.3

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.13
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

References

Sources

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