CVE-2026-88770: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak
A flaw was found in the Device Authorization Grant flow of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. The issue occurs because the token redemption process fails to check if a user account is currently locked due to brute-force protection. If an attacker has an active session for a locked account, they can complete the device login process and receive new security tokens. This allows the attacker to maintain access to the account even when it should be temporarily disabled to prevent unauthorized entry.
CVE-2026-88770: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Description
A flaw was found in the Device Authorization Grant flow of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. The issue occurs because the token redemption process fails to check if a user account is currently locked due to brute-force protection. If an attacker has an active session for a locked account, they can complete the device login process and receive new security tokens. This allows the attacker to maintain access to the account even when it should be temporarily disabled to prevent unauthorized entry.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-10T07:05:44.055Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88770","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6aa25e43acd9273b49bb1098
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 07:37:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 07:37:39 UTC
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