CVE-2026-1609
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.6%
45.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-284
Published 2026-07-16 · modified 2026-08-09
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-07-16 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-09 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. When the JSON Web Token (JWT) authorization grant preview feature is enabled and a user account is disabled, Keycloak fails to validate the user’s disabled status during JWT authorization grant processing. A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this improper access control vulnerability by presenting a valid assertion token from an external identity provider to obtain a JWT for a disabled user. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive resources.
Affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435257
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/46144
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435257
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-1609.json