High severity · published Aug 18, 2026
CVE-2026-15571
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: predictable account-linking hash enables account takeover via malicious oidc client
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the legacy client-initiated account-linking endpoint of Keycloak, a widely used open-source identity and access management solution. The mechanism used to protect the account-linking process from unauthorized requests relies on a hash that can be predicted by a malicious OIDC client. By tricking a user into authenticating, an attacker-controlled client can forge a valid linking URL to connect the victim's account to an attacker's external identity. This results in a full account takeover, allowing the attacker to log in as the victim.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15571
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15571
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56523
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56524
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15571
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499591
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