CVE-2026-4634

Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via excessive processing of openid connect scope parameters

Published Apr 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h4wv-g838-66g3 Keycloak: Application-Level DoS via Scope Processing
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el7
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhosemc
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7 cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhosemc:1.0::el8
Vendors & Products Redhat rhosemc
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat build Of Keycloak
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:26.2.15:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:26.2:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:26.4.11:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:26.4:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat build Of Keycloak
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak: cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.4::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via excessive processing of openid connect scope parameters
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Weaknesses CWE-1050
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
References
Metrics 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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 6, 2026, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2026, 8:41 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 2, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 2, 2026, 12:30 PM