CVE-2026-96445
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Description
A flaw was found in the Conditional OTP authenticator of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. The issue occurs when the system evaluates specific HTTP headers to determine if a one-time password (OTP) should be skipped, but fails to verify if those headers came from a trusted source. This could allow an attacker who already has a user's password to bypass the second-factor authentication by providing a specially crafted header in their request.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-23 12:17:08.773000
Last modified
2026-11-06 11:17:22.490000
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"published": "2026-09-23T12:17:08.773",
"lastModified": "2026-11-06T11:17:22.490",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.8,
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"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95761",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96445",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539280",
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}