HIGHCVSS 8.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-11800

### Description A flaw was found in Keycloak. This JWT algorithm confusion vulnerability in the JWT Authorization Grant flow allows an attacker with valid client credentials to bypass signature verification. By forging an assertion, the attacker can create unauthorized access tokens. This enables the attacker to impersonate any federated user linked to the affected Identity Provider, leading to unauthorized access and potential privilege escalation.

Properties

Summary
Keycloak has authentication bypass via jwt algorithm confusion
Severity
high
Epss score
0.003
Cvss score
8.1
Retrieved at
2026-11-03T21:28:03+00:00
Ghsa published
2026-11-03T17:24:27Z
Source url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j97h-3f8r-mrjr
Ghsa updated
2026-11-03T17:24:30Z
Ghsa id
GHSA-j97h-3f8r-mrjr
Last source
FIRST EPSS
Cve id
CVE-2026-11800
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
First seen by Signal
2026-11-03T21:22:27+00:00
Is ghsa only
false
Epss percentile
0.22829

Related Entities (3)

AFFECTS (1)

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

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