Keycloak: Open redirect when using wildcard valid redirect URIs in Keycloak
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 software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | < 26.6.2 | 26.6.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7504
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/49130
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/479620769073ac36b782dee65086ab35e8e5d14e
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19594
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19595
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19596
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19597
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7504
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464128
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.2
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-601- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.keycloak:keycloak-services- Disclosed
- 19.05.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rp95-xpg9-c2cq - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.keycloak:keycloak-services
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 98
- First → latest
- 01.2022 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 16
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 26
- Medium 51
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 9
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 17
- 2025: 11
- 2026: 52
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