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CVE-2026-7307: Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

Affects Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 package updates : patch Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.2.16, 26.6.2, 26.4.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade org.keycloak/keycloak to 26.2.16; keycloak to 26.6.2, 26.4.12 or 26.2.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.keycloak/keycloakpkg:maven/org.keycloak/keycloakOther threatsAffected
  • <26.2.16
Fixed in
  • 26.2.16
GitHubkeycloakpkg:github/keycloakOther threatsAffected
  • <26.2.16
  • <26.4.12
  • <26.6.2
Fixed in
  • 26.2.16
  • 26.4.12
  • 26.6.2

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update in Red Hat build of Keycloak version 26.2.16 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should upgrade affected Keycloak installations to version 26.2.16 or later. Before applying the update, back up all relevant data including applications, configuration files, and databases. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified in the vendor advisory.

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted XML input to the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) endpoint. This malicious input can cause high CPU usage and worker thread starvation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the server becomes unavailable.

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