# CVE-2026-37979: Keycloak: keycloak: information disclosure via oidc token introspection endpoint audience bypass

> A confidential client can bypass audience restrictions in Keycloak's OIDC token introspection endpoint to retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 May 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-keycloak-2026-37979, ECHO-b09d-c689-b716, GHSA-4x37-hw65-52w8, MINI-4c54-7r6w-253c, MINI-8qcv-j2cw-88m2

## What is CVE-2026-37979?

CVE-2026-37979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Build of Keycloak, published on 19 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. This access control vulnerability in Keycloak's OpenID Connect (OIDC) token introspection endpoint allows a confidential client to bypass audience restrictions. An attacker-controlled client with valid credentials can retrieve sensitive token claims intended for other resource servers, compromising the confidentiality of lightweight access tokens. This issue can be exploited remotely by any confidential client in the realm with valid credentials.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-37979?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.keycloak:keycloak-services and keycloak. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.keycloak:keycloak-services` | Maven | All versions | 26.6.2 |
| `org.keycloak:keycloak-services` | Maven | All versions | 26.6.2 |
| `keycloak` | Bitnami | From 26.4.0 | 26.4.12 |

Products: Redhat Build of Keycloak.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-37979?

Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-services to 26.6.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-37979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-37979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Build of Keycloak

- [CVE-2026-15572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15572/): Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-3047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3047/): Keycloak SAML Broken has Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-15573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15573/): Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: authorization bypass via unnormalized uri matching in pathmatcher (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-16102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16102/): Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: default dcr policy allows role forgery via user property mappers (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-1609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1609/): Org.keycloak/keycloak-quarkus-server: keycloak: unauthorized access via jwt authorization grant with disabled users (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-37979 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-37979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Build of Keycloak, published on 19 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-37979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 26.6.2
- org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 26.6.2
- keycloak (Bitnami): affected from 26.4.0; fixed in 26.4.12

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37979/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37979/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-37979
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-37979
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-37979

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-37979/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.