External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in Keycloak - CVE-2026-7571

 

External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in Keycloak - CVE-2026-7571

Published: September 10, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU148948
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-7571
CWE-ID: CWE-472
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain access tokens and disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to external control of assumed-immutable web parameters in the OIDC client data handling during session restart when manipulating client data. A remote user can manipulate client data during a session restart to bypass the control that disables the implicit flow and obtain an access token.

Exploitation requires knowledge of user credentials and a client ID. Access tokens may be exposed in server logs, proxy logs, and HTTP Referrer headers.


Affected software

Keycloak
Red Hat build of Keycloak

How to mitigate CVE-2026-7571

Install security update from vendor's website.

Keycloak - update to 26.6.2
Red Hat build of Keycloak - update to 26.4.12

External References

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