CVE-2020-35509
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in keycloak affecting versions 11.0.3 and 12.0.0. An expired certificate would be accepted by the direct-grant authenticator because of missing time stamp validations. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-rpj2-w6fr-79hcKeycloak vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation2022-08-24ghsa · osvUS
keycloak accepts an expired certificate by the direct-grant authenticator because of missing time stamp validations. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. This issue was partially fixed in version [13.0.1](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/6330) and more completely fixed in version [14.0.0](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/8067).
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-35509cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-35509/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35509cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164141/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3528-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-Man-in-the-Middle-via-X509-Direct-Grant-Auth-36402cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3077cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-35509enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-35509Vendor Advisorynvd
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