CVE-2026-3429 — keycloak
CVE-2026-3429 is a CWE-284 vulnerability in keycloak. A fix is available for keycloak — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Org.keycloak.services.resources.account: improper access control leading to mfa deletion and account takeover in keycloak account rest api
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-2026-3429.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
keycloakReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Bitnami packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A flaw was identified in the Account REST API of Keycloak that allows a user authenticated at a lower security level to perform sensitive actions intended only for higher-assurance sessions. Specifically, an attacker who has already obtained a victim’s password can delete the victim’s registered MFA/OTP credential without first proving possession of that factor. The attacker can then register their own MFA device, effectively taking full control of the account. This weakness undermines the intended protection provided by multi-factor authentication.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦Bitnami | keycloak | ≥ 26.4.0&&< 26.4.11 | 26.4.11 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for keycloak, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update keycloak to 26.4.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-3429 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-3429 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-3429. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
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.
This MODERATE impact vulnerability in the Keycloak Account REST API allows an attacker with a victim's primary credentials to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). By exploiting insufficient validation of the authentication Level of Assurance (LoA), an attacker can delete a victim's registered MFA device and…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle:26.4.11-1 | RHSA-2026:6478 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.11 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 | RHSA-2026:6477 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-3429 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-3429 across Bitnami dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.