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Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via specially crafted saml input

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted XML input to the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) endpoint. This malicious input can cause high CPU usage and worker thread starvation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the server becomes unavailable.

Products
keycloak
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
26.4.12
CVEs
CVE-2026-7307
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 04:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via specially crafted saml input

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Aug 2026, 11:42 UTC

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted XML input to the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) endpoint. This malicious input can cause high CPU usage and worker thread starvation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the server becomes unavailable.

osv:BIT-keycloak-2026-7307

keycloak

Fixed versions: 26.4.12

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-keycloak-2026-7307",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Keycloak: keycloak: denial of service via specially crafted saml input",
    "summary": "A flaw was found in Keycloak. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted XML input to the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) endpoint. This malicious input can cause high CPU usage and worker thread starvation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the server becomes unavailable.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-keycloak-2026-7307",
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          }
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      "modified": "2026-10-07T14:30:05.143705879Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19594",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19595",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19596",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19597",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7307",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2476526",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7307",
        "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-7307.json",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76132",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76134",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76128",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76129",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76130"
      ],
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        ],
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    "related_cves": [
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 95094,
  "published_at": "2026-08-25T11:42:33.47+00:00"
}