CVE-2026-16093

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.39% (33rd) EPSS
CVSS 5.4 · medium
Is it mine?
6 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Keycloak provides a mechanism called Client Policies to enforce security requirements on clients, such as requiring them to use signed JWTs for authentication. A flaw was discovered where this enforcement can be bypassed. An attacker with valid client credentials can provide a fake, unsigned assertion header that tricks the system into thinking the policy requirements have been met. This allows the attacker to authenticate using simpler methods like a client secret even when the administrator has mandated more secure, signed assertions.

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v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 2.5
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

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affected products (6)

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advisories (2)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2407Keycloak: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-19csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Keycloak ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

  • BIT-keycloak-2026-16093Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: required signed-jwt assertion policy can be bypassed with unsigned assertion headers2026-08-31vendor · osvUS

    Keycloak provides a mechanism called Client Policies to enforce security requirements on clients, such as requiring them to use signed JWTs for authentication. A flaw was discovered where this enforcement can be bypassed. An attacker with valid client credentials can provide a fake, unsigned assertion header that tricks the system into thinking the policy requirements have been met. This allows the attacker to authenticate using simpler methods like a client secret even when the administrator has mandated more secure, signed assertions.

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published 2026-07-17modified 2026-09-16
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references (8)

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