CVE-2026-7504: Org.keycloak/keycloak-services: open redirect when using wildcard valid redirect uris in keycloak

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 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: 2026-05-19 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak's URL validation logic during redirect operations. By crafting a malicious request, an attacker could bypass validation to redirect users to unauthorized URLs, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive information within the domain or facilitating further attacks. This vulnerability specifically affects Keycloak clients configured with a wildcard (*) in the "Valid Redirect URIs" field and requires user interaction to be successfully exploited. The issue stems from a discrepancy in how Keycloak and the underlying Java URI implementation handle the user-info component of a URL. If a malicious redirect URL is constructed using multiple @ characters in the user-info section, Java's URI parser fails to extract the user-info, leaving only the raw authority field. Consequently, Keycloak's validation check fails to detect the malformed user-info, falls back to a wildcard comparison, and incorrectly permits the malicious redirect.

Affected products

Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4: from 26.4 before 26.4.12 — fixed in 26.4.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 26.4.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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