Medium severity · published Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-16093
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: required signed-jwt assertion policy can be bypassed with unsigned assertion headers
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Keycloak provides a mechanism called Client Policies to enforce security requirements on clients, such as requiring them to use signed JWTs for authentication. A flaw was discovered where this enforcement can be bypassed. An attacker with valid client credentials can provide a fake, unsigned assertion header that tricks the system into thinking the policy requirements have been met. This allows the attacker to authenticate using simpler methods like a client secret even when the administrator has mandated more secure, signed assertions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Data Grid 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
BO
Build OF Keycloak · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DG
Data Grid · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
JE
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SS
Single Sign-on · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16093
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68277
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68278
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16093
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2501729
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