CVE-2026-4634: Keycloak: Application-Level DoS via Scope Processing
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A flaw was found in Keycloak. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request with an excessively long scope parameter to the OpenID Connect (OIDC) token endpoint. This leads to high resource consumption and prolonged processing times, ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the Keycloak server.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6475
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6476
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6477
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6478
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4634
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450250
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4wv-g838-66g3
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/b455ee4f28abb6f2120aff72fd179589cc5267a0
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/47716
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4634
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