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CVE-2026-9803 json

Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via malformed authorization header

published 5mo ago modified 16d ago also GHSA-cpf7-j4cf-vqx4 , EUVD-2026-32719

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak's ClientRegistrationAuth component. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with a malformed 'Authorization: Bearer' header to any client registration endpoint. This can lead to an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, causing the server to return an HTTP 500 error and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected service.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.keycloak:keycloak-services 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-2026-9803 updated cvss 5.3

keycloak: Keycloak: Denial of Service via malformed Authorization header

  • 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
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.keycloak:keycloak-services
<=26.4.7
>=26.5.0, <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

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