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CVE-2026-18212

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: saml redirect deflate helpers leak native zlib state

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Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A flaw was found in the SAML Redirect Binding implementation of Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. The issue occurs because the custom DEFLATE compression and decompression helpers fail to release native zlib memory after use. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending repeated malformed SAML requests, leading to native memory exhaustion and a denial of service.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle

    Version range not reported

  • rhbk/keycloak-rhel9

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  • rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator

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  • keycloak-services

    Version range not reported

  • rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9

    Version range not reported

  • rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle

    Version range not reported

  • rhbk/keycloak-rhel9

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  • rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator

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  • keycloak-services

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  • rhbk-keycloak-rhel9/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9

    Version range not reported

  • rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9

    Version range not reported

  • keycloak-services

    Version range not reported

  • keycloak-services

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  • keycloak-services

    Version range not reported

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