CVE-2025-11419

Keycloak: keycloak tls client-initiated renegotiation denial of service

Published Dec 23, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by repeatedly initiating TLS 1.2 client-initiated renegotiation requests to exhaust server CPU resources, making the service unavailable.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this vulnerability, configure Keycloak to reject client-initiated TLS renegotiation by adding the following Java system property to the Keycloak startup configuration: -Djdk.tls.rejectClientInitiatedRenegotiation=true This prevents unauthenticated attackers from triggering repeated TLS renegotiations and exhausting server CPU resources. Additionally, ensure that Keycloak is deployed behind proper network access controls and rate-limiting mechanisms to further reduce exposure to DoS attacks.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q8hq-4h99-fj7x Keycloak TLS Client-Initiated Renegotiation Denial of Service
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in Keycloak. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by repeatedly initiating TLS 1.2 client-initiated renegotiation requests to exhaust server CPU resources, making the service unavailable.
Title keycloak: Keycloak TLS Client-Initiated Renegotiation Denial of Service Keycloak: keycloak tls client-initiated renegotiation denial of service
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.0
cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.0::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.2::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
References
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Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title keycloak: Keycloak TLS Client-Initiated Renegotiation Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Apr 20, 2026, 5:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 7, 2025, 11:19 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 23, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 7, 2025, 12:00 AM