Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A highly privileged Keycloak administrator may be able to expose server environment variables or Java system properties by placing supported placeholders in configurable URLs. Those values can contain credentials or other secrets. The issue threatens confidentiality but requires administrative access; the supplied CVSS score is 4.9.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prompt privileged-access and secret-exposure review, not an unauthenticated emergency. Patch affected Red Hat builds through the applicable advisory, verify administrator activity, and rotate credentials when evidence suggests exposure. Escalate if administrative accounts are shared, compromised, or insufficiently monitored.
Technical view
Keycloak URL processing expands placeholders such as environment-variable or system-property references in administrator-controlled backchannel logout or admin URLs. A privileged administrator could use this behavior to access sensitive process configuration. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network reachability, low complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Prioritize Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 deployments containing the listed affected packages and versions: operator bundle 26.0.8-1, RHEL package 26.0-7, or operator 26.0-8. The bundle marks RHBK 26.0.8 and listed JBoss products unaffected. Broader upstream exposure is not established here.
Exploitation context
Successful abuse requires Keycloak administrative privileges and control of relevant URL settings. Risk is greatest where environment variables or system properties hold reusable secrets. The bundle reports no CISA KEV listing and provides no evidence of active exploitation or a public exploit.
Researcher notes
CWE-526 and the CVSS vector support a confidentiality-only exposure requiring high privileges. The supplied material identifies affected Red Hat package builds but does not establish broader upstream version boundaries, the precise disclosure channel, or active exploitation. Avoid validating with production secrets; rely on configuration review, version checks, and vendor-supported testing.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the applicable Red Hat updates identified in RHSA-2025:0299 or RHSA-2025:0300.
- Restrict Keycloak administrative access to authorized personnel and trusted management networks.
- Remove unnecessary secrets from environment variables and system properties where operationally feasible.
- Rotate potentially exposed credentials if suspicious administrator URL changes are identified.
- Check Red Hat guidance before changing unsupported URL-processing behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Keycloak products, packages, and exact installed versions against the supplied affected list.
- Review backchannel logout and admin URL configurations for environment or system-property placeholders.
- Audit administrator changes to relevant URL settings around suspected exposure periods.
- Review outbound request and application logs for anomalous destinations without exposing secret values.
- Confirm updated package versions using the applicable Red Hat advisory.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- Source timelineredhat
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2025:0299CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:0300CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11736CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2328850CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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CWE details
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Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.