CVE-2026-7504
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Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak's URL validation logic during redirect operations. By crafting a malicious request, an attacker could bypass validation to redirect users to unauthorized URLs, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive information within the domain or facilitating further attacks. This vulnerability specifically affects Keycloak clients configured with a wildcard (*) in the "Valid Redirect URIs" field and requires user interaction to be successfully exploited.
The issue stems from a discrepancy in how Keycloak and the underlying Java URI implementation handle the user-info component of a URL. If a malicious redirect URL is constructed using multiple @ characters in the user-info section, Java's URI parser fails to extract the user-info, leaving only the raw authority field. Consequently, Keycloak's validation check fails to detect the malformed user-info, falls back to a wildcard comparison, and incorrectly permits the malicious redirect.
Statement
This Moderate impact flaw in Keycloak allows for open redirection when a client is configured with a wildcard in its Valid Redirect URIs. An attacker could craft a malicious URL that, upon user interaction, bypasses validation and redirects to arbitrary locations within the domain, potentially leading to information disclosure or further attacks. This issue specifically affects deployments where clients utilize wildcard redirect URIs, requiring a specific configuration and user engagement for exploitation.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, Red Hat recommends avoiding the use of wildcard characters in the "Valid Redirect URIs" field for clients within Keycloak. Instead, explicitly list all allowed redirect URIs. Review all client configurations to ensure that wildcards are not used unless absolutely necessary, and if used, ensure that the client application is robust against open redirect vulnerabilities. Changes to client configurations in Keycloak may require a restart or reload of the Keycloak service to take effect, which could impact active user sessions.
Additional Information
- This content is not included.Bugzilla 2464128: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: Open redirect when using wildcard valid redirect URIs in Keycloak
- Content from cwe.mitre.org is not included.CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2026-7504
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.
External References
Content from www.cve.org is not included.https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7504
Content from nvd.nist.gov is not included.https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7504
Affected Packages and Issued Red Hat Security Errata
| Products / Services | Components | State | Errata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19595 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19595 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19595 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.16 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19594 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19597 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19597 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19597 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.12 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator | Fixed | RHSA-2026:19596 |
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authorities (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications ).
| CVSS v3 Score Breakdown | Red Hat | NVD |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS v3 Base Score | 8.1 | |
| Attack Vector | Network | |
| Attack Complexity | Low | |
| Privileges Required | None | |
| User Interaction | Required | |
| Scope | Unchanged | |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | |
| Integrity Impact | High | |
| Availability Impact | None |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Duarte Antunes (Intapp) and João Mendes (Intapp) for reporting this issue.
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