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CVE-2026-96453

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Description

A flaw was found in the Keycloak Admin CLI kcadm tool, which is used by administrators to manage Keycloak servers from the command line. When a custom truststore is provided to verify the server identity, the tool incorrectly accepts any self-signed certificate as long as the hostname matches. This allows a network attacker to impersonate the Keycloak server, steal administrative credentials, and perform unauthorized management actions.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-05 18:17:11.270000
Last modified
2026-11-05 18:17:11.417000
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  "published": "2026-11-05T18:17:11.270",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T18:17:11.417",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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