Org.keycloak/keycloak-admin-cli: keycloak-admin-cli: kcadm custom truststore accepts arbitrary self-signed certificates
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-96453 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-05 18:17:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-09 17:17:35 UTC |
| Description | A flaw was found in the Keycloak Admin CLI kcadm tool, which is used by administrators to manage Keycloak servers from the command line. When a custom truststore is provided to verify the server identity, the tool incorrectly accepts any self-signed certificate as long as the hostname matches. This allows a network attacker to impersonate the Keycloak server, steal administrative credentials, and perform unauthorized management actions. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.002200000 probability, percentile 0.126140000 (date 2026-11-09)
Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95761 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95759 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95760 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95762 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96453 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | [email protected] | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Paul Bottinelli (Trail of Bits in collaboration with OpenAI) for reporting this issue. (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-09-22T12:44:17.000Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Workarounds
CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. --- CME Mitigation Guidance (2026-11-06) --- Disclaimer: The following mitigation solutions are provided as a courtesy, pending the application of an official patch. This content was generated utilizing AI tools in conjunction with data from https://cmetaxonomy.org. Customers are advised to independently evaluate and test these temporary mitigations within their own infrastructure. The highest-value action is to disable TrustSelfSignedStrategy in the Keycloak Admin CLI HTTP client configuration and enforce validation strictly against the configured custom truststore: upgrade to Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.17 / 26.6.8 (or the corresponding fixed Red Hat builds), which disable TrustSelfSignedStrategy in the HTTP client and enforce certificate verification against the provided truststore, closing all 2 injection vectors (Man-in-the-Middle network interception, DNS redirection). Until patched, this is a concern on Administrators executing kcadm with a custom truststore option, so Avoid executing kcadm with custom truststores across untrusted networks, and restrict network paths and DNS resolution between client hosts and Keycloak endpoints. As a compensating measure, Cryptographically verify DNS response authenticity using DNSSEC validation to prevent DNS redirection to unauthorized servers and Isolate administrative traffic between kcadm clients and Keycloak servers into dedicated VLANs or subnets to prevent network interception. These controls limit blast radius and contain exploitation, but they do not fix the underlying certificate validation defect — apply the upstream patch to fully remediate. Highest-impact CME: CME-203 Network Segmentation (VLANs/Subnets) (medium)