# CVE-2026-23552: Apache Camel: Camel-Keycloak: Cross-Realm Token Acceptance Bypass in KeycloakSecurityPolicy

- Also known as: GHSA-C3F3-CC42-XR9V
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 4.18.0
- Published: 2026-02-23 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- org.apache.camel:camel-keycloak: from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.18.0
- org.apache.camel:camel-keycloak (Maven): from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.18.0

## Description

Cross-Realm Token Acceptance Bypass in KeycloakSecurityPolicy Apache Camel Keycloak component. The Camel-Keycloak KeycloakSecurityPolicy does not validate the iss (issuer) claim of JWT tokens against the configured realm. A token issued by one Keycloak realm is silently accepted by a policy configured for a completely different realm, breaking tenant isolation. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.15.0 before 4.18.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.18.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.camel:camel-keycloak, upgrade to a fixed version (4.18.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-23552.html
- https://github.com/oscerd/CVE-2026-23552

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