CVE-2026-97846 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-97846: Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: standard token exchange v2 bypasses mtls holder-of-key binding

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published September 25, 2026
Last update September 25, 2026

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Keycloak provides a feature called mTLS holder-of-key binding which ensures that a token can only be used by the client that originally requested it by binding it to their digital certificate. A flaw was discovered where the new Standard Token Exchange V2 feature does not check for this certificate. This allows an attacker with stolen client credentials to obtain a standard, unrestricted token that bypasses these security protections.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2026 CVE published
September 25, 2026 Record updated