Description
A flaw was found in the OIDC token introspection endpoint of the keycloak-services component. Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution used to secure modern applications and services. The issue occurs when a confidential client, configured to receive signed JWT introspection responses, attempts to introspect a token issued for a different audience. Although the endpoint correctly identifies the token as inactive for that client, it still returns the full set of token claims within a signed JWT field. This allows an unauthorized client to bypass audience-based restrictions and access sensitive information contained in the token.
Published: 2026-07-31
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in the Keycloak Services OIDC token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client configured for signed JWT introspection responses to receive the full set of claims of a token it cannot legitimately introspect. The endpoint correctly marks the token as inactive for that client, but still returns the signed JWT that contains sensitive information. As a result, an attacker who can extract a token intended for a different audience can learn confidential data embedded in that token, constituting an information‑disclosure vulnerability.

Affected Systems

This issue affects Red Hat Build of Keycloak, Red Hat Single Sign‑On 7, Red Hat Data Grid 8, and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack. No specific version information is supplied in the CNA data, so any installed instance of these products is potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 categorises the vulnerability as moderate severity. The EPSS score is < 1% and the issue is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalogue. The likely attack vector involves an attacker obtaining a token for a target audience and then sending it to the introspection endpoint as a confidential client; the endpoint will return the signed JWT payload. This requires only the ability to send a normal introspection request, making the exploit straightforward once the system is reachable. The overall risk is therefore moderate, driven by the lack of protection against unauthorized claim disclosure.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 04:24 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Red Hat Single Sign‑On and all dependent Keycloak components to the most recent Red Hat release that includes a fix for the introspection issue.
  • If a patch is not yet available, disable signed‑JWT introspection for confidential clients or restrict introspection endpoint access to trusted clients only to prevent claim leakage.
  • Restrict the issuance of tokens to their intended audiences and monitor token usage patterns for any anomalous request patterns that could indicate misuse.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 04:24 UTC.

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History

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat build Of Keycloak
Redhat data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Redhat single Sign On
Vendors & Products Redhat build Of Keycloak
Redhat data Grid
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Redhat single Sign On

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the OIDC token introspection endpoint of the keycloak-services component. Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution used to secure modern applications and services. The issue occurs when a confidential client, configured to receive signed JWT introspection responses, attempts to introspect a token issued for a different audience. Although the endpoint correctly identifies the token as inactive for that client, it still returns the full set of token claims within a signed JWT field. This allows an unauthorized client to bypass audience-based restrictions and access sensitive information contained in the token.
Title Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: inactive out-of-audience token introspection leaks signed jwt claim
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Data Grid
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Build Keycloak Build Of Keycloak Data Grid Jboss Data Grid Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack Jbosseapxp Red Hat Single Sign On Single Sign On
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T19:32:57.561Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T08:13:24.248Z

Link: CVE-2026-18208

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T19:32:53.507Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-31T08:16:27.323

Modified: 2026-08-07T14:47:32.323

Link: CVE-2026-18208

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-28T13:29:44Z

Links: CVE-2026-18208 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T20:33:14Z

Weaknesses