Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A password reset can let some Active Directory users regain Keycloak access even when their AD accounts are expired or disabled. The reset is accepted without verifying the new password through an LDAP bind. This weakens centralized account restrictions and may expose applications protected by Keycloak.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prompt identity-control remediation, especially where Keycloak protects sensitive applications or AD disablement is the primary offboarding control. It is not rated critical, but delayed remediation could leave terminated, suspended, or expired accounts able to regain access under the stated conditions.
Technical view
CVE-2025-0604 is a CWE-287 authentication flaw in LDAP federation. After an Active Directory password reset, Keycloak can update credentials without binding to LDAP to validate them. An affected user may then bypass AD account-expiration or disablement controls. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure requires an affected Red Hat build, Active Directory federation, and the vulnerable password-reset path. The bundle identifies Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0 packages at versions 26.0.10-3, 26.0-11, and 26.0-12, plus Red Hat Single Sign-On 7. Empty or contradictory version entries should be resolved against Red Hat guidance.
Exploitation context
The user must already have sufficient access to initiate the relevant password reset, but could regain application access despite AD disabling or expiring their account. The supplied sources do not establish public exploitation, and the CVE is not identified as being in KEV. No conclusion about active exploitation should be drawn beyond that evidence.
Researcher notes
The central defect is missing LDAP credential validation after password reset, creating inconsistent identity state between Keycloak and AD. The source bundle contains broad entries marked unaffected alongside explicit affected Red Hat builds; use package-level advisory data for scoping. No exploit evidence is supplied. Validate both authentication results and synchronization of AD account status.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Keycloak and Red Hat Single Sign-On versions and identify LDAP-federated Active Directory realms.
- Review RHSA-2025:2544 and RHSA-2025:2545 for applicable corrected packages and deployment instructions.
- Apply the relevant Red Hat update after testing authentication and federation behavior.
- Until remediated, closely monitor password resets and subsequent access involving disabled or expired AD accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed package names and versions against the explicit affected entries and Red Hat advisories.
- Verify whether affected realms use Active Directory through LDAP federation and permit password resets.
- In an authorized test environment, confirm AD-disabled or expired users cannot regain access after resetting passwords.
- Review identity logs for password resets followed by successful access from accounts disabled or expired in AD.
- After updating, repeat federation, password-reset, and account-disablement regression tests.
Public sources used
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CWE-287: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timelineredhat
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2025:2544CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2025:2545CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0604CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2338993CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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Improper Authentication
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