Keycloak: Unauthenticated account takeover via reset-credentials flow bypass

No. 29 of 245 · access.redhat.com · published 23 Oct 2026, 03:54 UTC · 1 min read

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A critical flaw in the reset-credentials flow of Keycloak, the identity management engine behind Red Hat Build of Keycloak, lets an unauthenticated remote attacker set new passwords for any user without completing email verification, enabling full account takeover with no user interaction (CVSS 9.1).

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Score

0.71total under rubric v2.0Contestedjudges differ by 0.44 on substantiated

Significance0.71
Reader interest0.82
Audience breadth0.47
Practical relevance0.88
Substantiated0.65
Technical depth0.55
New information0.93
Counts against: Promotional0.04
Counts against: Overclaim0.15

Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).

Question	Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Mean	Spread	Weight	Contribution (weight times mean)
Significance	0.70	0.60	0.82	0.71	0.22	+0.25	+0.177
Reader interest	0.71	0.80	0.94	0.82	0.23	+0.20	+0.163
Audience breadth	0.34	0.60	0.48	0.47	0.26	+0.10	+0.047
Practical relevance	0.90	0.85	0.90	0.88	0.05	+0.15	+0.133
Substantiated	0.46	0.60	0.90	0.65	0.44 , above the contested threshold	+0.10	+0.065
Technical depth	0.71	0.40	0.55	0.55	0.31	+0.10	+0.055
New information	0.92	0.90	0.98	0.93	0.08	+0.10	+0.093
Promotional	0.05	0.05	0.01	0.04	0.04	−0.15	−0.006
Overclaim	0.22	0.20	0.03	0.15	0.19	−0.15	−0.022
Sum of contributions							+0.706
Claim-check penalty							0.000
Total, as published							0.706

Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.

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Elsewhere

Elsewhere: HN 1 pts, not on front page

Discussion on Hacker News

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