Answer in brief
CVE-2026-97176 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.2) vulnerability in Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: essential acr requirement silently bypassed via cookie authenticator. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/keycloak-services (generic), Red Hat/rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/keycloak-services (generic), Red Hat/rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/keycloak-servicesgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhbk/keycloak-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 24, 2026
A flaw was found in the Level of Authentication enforcement mechanism of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. The issue occurs when a client specifically requires a higher security level for a user who already has an active session at a lower level. Due to a logic error in how session re-evaluations are handled, Keycloak may incorrectly issue a token at the lower security level instead of enforcing the required higher level, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive resources that rely on these security claims.
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