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6.8 Medium

CVE-2026-97846 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: standard token exchange v2 bypasses mtls holder-of-key binding

Description

Keycloak provides a feature called mTLS holder-of-key binding which ensures that a token can only be used by the client that originally requested it by binding it to their digital certificate. A flaw was discovered where the new Standard Token Exchange V2 feature does not check for this certificate. This allows an attacker with stolen client credentials to obtain a standard, unrestricted token that bypasses these security protections.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Build of Keycloak Versions not published
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 Versions not published
Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.8 Versions not published
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