CVE-2026-114438 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: required otp enrollment bypassed via update user locale required action ordering

Medium 4.2 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-114438?

CVE-2026-114438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Build of Keycloak, published on 21 Oct 2026.

Official description

A flaw was found in the Update User Locale required action of the Keycloak identity and access management solution. When this action is ordered before the Configure OTP action in a realm, the system may fail to enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication enrollment during the login process. This issue allows an attacker with a valid password to access an account without setting up the required one-time password (OTP) credential.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-114438?

How do I fix CVE-2026-114438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-114438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-114438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-114438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-52qh-rwj9-2j89.

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