How severe is CVE-2024-10270?

CVE-2024-10270 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-10270?

CVE-2024-10270 affects the following packages: org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven), org.keycloak:keycloak-services (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10270?

Update org.keycloak:keycloak-services to 24.0.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-10270 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-10270 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.keycloak:keycloak-services, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-10270 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is CVE-2024-10270 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-10270 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-10270?

CVE-2024-10270 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.2%, placing it in the 69th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-10270?

CVE-2024-10270 is classified as CWE-1333 (CWE-1333). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2024-10270 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-10270 was published on November 25, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2024-10270 — keycloak-services

MEDIUMFix: keycloak/keycloak@5d6c91f

CVE-2024-10270 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-1333 vulnerability in org.keycloak:keycloak-services. A fix is available for org.keycloak:keycloak-services — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Org.keycloak:keycloak-services: keycloak denial of service

Also known asGHSA-wq8x-cg39-8mrr

Published

Nov 25, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

2 / 2

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 4, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-10270.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs69th percentile — riskier than 69% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected

☕org.keycloak:keycloak-services☕org.keycloak:keycloak-services

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Keycloak-services package. If untrusted data is passed to the SearchQueryUtils method, it could lead to a denial of service (DoS) scenario by exhausting system resources due to a Regex complexity.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.keycloak:keycloak-services`	all versions	24.0.9`org.keycloak:keycloak-services:24.0.9`
☕Maven	`org.keycloak:keycloak-services`	≥ 25.0.0&&< 26.0.6	26.0.6`org.keycloak:keycloak-services:26.0.6`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.keycloak:keycloak-services, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.keycloak:keycloak-services to 24.0.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-10270 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 8 does not ship or provide the affected component, and so is not affected by this flaw.

Workaround published by Red Hat

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2024-10270 (CC BY 4.0)

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat build of Keycloak 24	`rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle:24.0.9-1`	RHSA-2024:10175
Red Hat build of Keycloak 24.0.9	see advisory	RHSA-2024:10176
Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0	`rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle:26.0.6-2`	RHSA-2024:10177
Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.0.6	see advisory	RHSA-2024:10178

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