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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-q6h7-xxp7-7429
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-q6h7-xxp7-7429
Aliases CVE-2026-9798
Summary Keycloak has an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness A flaw was found in Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. When a user account is temporarily locked due to repeated failed login attempts, an attacker with valid client credentials can exploit the Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) flow to bypass this brute-force protection. This allows continued authentication attempts and token issuance even when the account should be locked, potentially enabling further unauthorized access attempts.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 3.9
Risk 1.9
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-q6h7-xxp7-7429/GHSA-q6h7-xxp7-7429.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-29T18:29:49Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/9xxx/CVE-2026-9798.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-9798

View SSVC decision tree
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]