CVE-2026-10579: Vulnerability in Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7
A flaw was found in Picketlink Federation SAML; the unsolcited response handler would accept forged assertions with no verification or validation, permitting an unauthed attacker to authenticate as any principal in any role. This could lead to information disclosure, access to restricted operations, or other flaws.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25 involves the Picketlink Federation SAML unsolicited response handler accepting forged assertions without proper verification or validation. This flaw permits an unauthenticated attacker to authenticate as any principal with any role, potentially leading to unauthorized access and information disclosure. The CVSS v3.1 score is 9.8 (critical), reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:53644) with an available patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to impersonate any user or role within the affected system, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and restricted operations. The flaw compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available from Red Hat as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:53644. Users should apply the official patch to Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25 promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, Red Hat manages remediation for hosted environments; verify with the vendor advisory for cloud-specific guidance.
CVE-2026-10579: Vulnerability in Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7
Description
A flaw was found in Picketlink Federation SAML; the unsolcited response handler would accept forged assertions with no verification or validation, permitting an unauthed attacker to authenticate as any principal in any role. This could lead to information disclosure, access to restricted operations, or other flaws.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25 involves the Picketlink Federation SAML unsolicited response handler accepting forged assertions without proper verification or validation. This flaw permits an unauthenticated attacker to authenticate as any principal with any role, potentially leading to unauthorized access and information disclosure. The CVSS v3.1 score is 9.8 (critical), reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:53644) with an available patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to impersonate any user or role within the affected system, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and restricted operations. The flaw compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available from Red Hat as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:53644. Users should apply the official patch to Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25 promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, Red Hat manages remediation for hosted environments; verify with the vendor advisory for cloud-specific guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-wcq4-9xxp-5px6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-10579"]
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- State
- PUBLISHED
Patch Information
Threat ID: 6a7c9b72bf8831d539ce09cb
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 16:12:34 UTC
Last enriched: 09/12/2026, 05:01:57 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 01:47:40 UTC
Views: 67
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