Description
A flaw was found in the reset-credentials flow of the keycloak-services component, which is the core engine for identity and access management in Red Hat Build of Keycloak. The issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to force the password reset process for any user without needing to click the required email verification link. This can result in the attacker gaining full control over target user accounts by directly setting new credentials.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: 3.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

If an immediate upgrade is not possible, disabling the "Forgot password" functionality across all realms can be used as a temporary mitigation. In the RHBK administration console, navigate to: Realm settings → Login → Forgot password → Off Apply this setting to all realms. Upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4gv3-mc9p-5wqc Keycloak: Unauthenticated account takeover via reset-credentials flow bypass
History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.4
References

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Critical


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.4::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.6::el9
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak: cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.6
References

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the reset-credentials flow of the keycloak-services component, which is the core engine for identity and access management in Red Hat Build of Keycloak. The issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to force the password reset process for any user without needing to click the required email verification link. This can result in the attacker gaining full control over target user accounts by directly setting new credentials.
Title Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: unauthenticated account takeover via reset-credentials flow bypass
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-640
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T22:25:58.686Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T15:00:40.360Z

Link: CVE-2026-18963

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T13:53:42.089Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T17:16:57.083

Modified: 2026-08-20T14:17:10.413

Link: CVE-2026-18963

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-18963 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T19:15:05Z

Weaknesses