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CVE-2026-97175

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Description

A flaw was found in the idp-auto-link authenticator of the keycloak-services component, which handles user identity federation. The issue occurs when Keycloak automatically links an incoming identity from an external provider to an existing local account based on an email address without verifying if the provider has validated that email. This can allow an attacker to take over a victim's account by using a matching unverified email address at a brokered provider.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-05 18:17:11.670000
Last modified
2026-11-05 18:17:11.807000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-97175",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:17:11.670",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T18:17:11.807",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A flaw was found in the idp-auto-link authenticator of the keycloak-services component, which handles user identity federation. The issue occurs when Keycloak automatically links an incoming identity from an external provider to an existing local account based on an email address without verifying if the provider has validated that email. This can allow an attacker to take over a victim's account by using a matching unverified email address at a brokered provider."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Build of Keycloak",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "keycloak-services",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:"
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Build of Keycloak",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "rhbk/keycloak-rhel9",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:"
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Single Sign-On 7",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "keycloak-services",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-287"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97175",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}