CVE-2026-19607 Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: broker-originated username collision causes account lockout

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can lock out legitimate users by registering a colliding username on an external identity provider, disrupting access to Keycloak accounts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-19607?

CVE-2026-19607 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7, published on 16 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the first-broker-login flow of the keycloak-services component. This component handles the initial authentication and account linking when a user logs in via an external identity provider. The issue allows an attacker to register a matching username on an external provider to trigger a collision in Keycloak, which results in the legitimate user being locked out of their account.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19607?

How do I fix CVE-2026-19607?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19607 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-19607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h87q-rx56-87wm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19607.

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