CVE-2026-4634
A flaw was found in Keycloak.
Published Apr 2, 2026 · updated Oct 6, 2026 · redhat build of keycloak
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with an excessively long scope parameter to the OpenID Connect (OIDC) token endpoint. This leads to high resource consumption and prolonged processing times, ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the Keycloak server.
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Apr 2, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with an excessively long scope parameter to the OpenID Connect (OIDC) token endpoint. This leads to high resource consumption and prolonged processing times, ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the Keycloak server.
Oct 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with an excessively long scope parameter to the OpenID Connect (OIDC) token endpoint. This leads to high resource consumption and prolonged processing times, ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the Keycloak server.
Affected
- cpe redhat/build of keycloakversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/build of keycloak26.2
- cpe redhat/build of keycloak26.2.15
- cpe redhat/build of keycloak26.4
- cpe redhat/build of keycloak26.4.11
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4634
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4634
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with an excessively long scope parameter to the OpenID Connect (OIDC) token endpoint. This leads to high resource consumption and prolonged process
nvd.nist.gov