Token binding bypass via unchecked client certificate
Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026
Authentication bypass in Red Hat build of Keycloak allows remote authenticated users to obtain unrestricted tokens through Standard Token Exchange V2. The exchange path fails to verify that the client presents the certificate bound to an mTLS holder-of-key subject token and issues a bearer token instead. Exploitation requires stolen client credentials, an mTLS-bound token, and a deployment using Standard Token Exchange V2; the resulting token lacks the original proof-of-possession restriction.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Red Hat build of Keycloak allows remote authenticated users to obtain unrestricted tokens through Standard Token Exchange V2. The exchange path fails to verify that the client presents the certificate bound to an mTLS holder-of-key subject token and issues a bearer token instead. Exploitation requires stolen client credentials, an mTLS-bound token, and a deployment using Standard Token Exchange V2; the resulting token lacks the original proof-of-possession restriction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-97846
- Published
- Sep 25, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Commonhaus Foundation
- Product
- Red Hat build of Keycloak
- Classifications
- T1550.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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