Red Hat Keycloak JSON Web Token signature verification
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Red Hat Keycloak. Affected is an unknown function of the component JSON Web Token Handler. This manipulation causes signature verification. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-1529. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Keycloak (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component JSON Web Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by modifying the organization ID and target email within a legitimate invitation token's JSON Web Token (JWT) payload. This lack of cryptographic signature verification allows the attacker to successfully self-register into an unauthorized organization, leading to unauthorized access.
The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-1529 since 01/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/11/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0356). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Affected
- Open Source Keycloak
Product
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (redhat): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Signature verificationCWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
01/28/2026 CVE reserved02/09/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/09/2026 VulDB entry created
02/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-1529 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345025
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0356 - Keycloak: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 02/09/2026 21:24Updated: 02/11/2026 04:44
Changes: 02/09/2026 21:24 (60), 02/11/2026 04:44 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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