Findings

CVE-2026-37979

A flaw was found in Keycloak.

Published May 19, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · redhat build of keycloak

A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers, compromising the confidentiality of lightweight access tokens. This issue can be exploited remotely by any confidential client in the realm with valid credentials.

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Timeline

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  1. May 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers, compromising the confidentiality of lightweight access tokens. This issue can be ex

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers, compromising the confidentiality of lightweight access tokens. This issue can be ex

Affected

  • cpe redhat/build of keycloakversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-37979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-37979

    A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims

    nvd.nist.gov

References