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CVE-2026-97846

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-25 07:16:57.147000
Last modified
2026-11-06 11:17:24.077000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-97846",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-25T07:16:57.147",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-06T11:17:24.077",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
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          "packageName": "keycloak-services",
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            "cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.6::el9"
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          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Single Sign-On 7",
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          "packageName": "keycloak-services",
          "cpes": [
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95761",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97846",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540949",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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