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CVE-2026-10579: Picketlink-federation: auth bypass in picketlink saml unsolicited-response

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-11-01
• Weakness: CWE-347

Description

A flaw was found in Picketlink Federation SAML; the unsolcited response handler would accept forged assertions with no verification or validation, permitting an unauthed attacker to authenticate as any principal in any role. This could lead to information disclosure, access to restricted operations, or other flaws.

Affected products

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7: all versions
• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7: all versions — fixed in 0:2.16.0-22.redhat_00057.1.el7eap

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7 0:2.16.0-22.redhat_00057.1.el7eap. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10579
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480325

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