Findings

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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Timeline

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  1. 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.

  2. 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

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