CVE-2026-82461

pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access Token

Published Aug 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 fails to verify access token signatures, issuers, audiences, or expiry when extracting Keycloak realm and client roles. Attackers can forge access tokens with administrative roles paired with valid ID tokens to bypass authorization checks in applications relying on pac4j role validation.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 fails to verify access token signatures, issuers, audiences, or expiry when extracting Keycloak realm and client roles. Attackers can forge access tokens with administrative roles paired with valid ID tokens to bypass authorization checks in applications relying on pac4j role validation.
Title pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access Token
First Time appeared Pac4j
Pac4j pac4j
Weaknesses CWE-347
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pac4j:pac4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pac4j
Pac4j pac4j
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 31, 2026, 6:52 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2026, 2:11 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 29, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 7:54 PM