# CVE-2026-9087: Keycloak: cross-session email verification proof not bound to upstream identity in first-broker-login

- Also known as: GHSA-M6QJ-3MPP-57V8
- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.6.3
- Published: 2026-05-20 · Updated: 2026-08-03

## Affected

- rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven): fixed in 26.6.3

## Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. The cross-session verification proof is keyed only by (local userId, idpAlias) and is not bound to the upstream identity that was actually verified, so a second upstream account on the same IdP can consume it and get linked to the victim's local account.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (26.6.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25097
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25098
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30049
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30050
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9087
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480172

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