VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-9798

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-28
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. When a user account is temporarily locked due to repeated failed login attempts, an attacker with valid client credentials can exploit the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) flow to bypass this brute-force protection. This allows continued authentication attempts and token issuance even when the account should be locked, potentially enabling further unauthorized access attempts.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Primary references