GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.7) CWE-1287 vulnerability in org.keycloak:keycloak-services. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Keycloak: Unauthorized access via improper validation of encrypted SAML assertions
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 GHSA-794g-x443-36f7.
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.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.keycloak:keycloak-services☕org.keycloak:keycloak-services☕org.keycloak:keycloak-servicesReal-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
Keycloak's SAML broker endpoint does not properly validate encrypted assertions when the overall SAML response is not signed. An attacker with a valid signed SAML assertion can exploit this by crafting a malicious SAML response, injecting an encrypted assertion for an arbitrary principal, leading to unauthorized access and potential information disclosure.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | all versions | No fix |
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | ≥ 26.3.0 | No fix |
| ☕Maven | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | ≥ 26.5.0 | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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.
Remediation status
No patched version of org.keycloak:keycloak-services has shipped for GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
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 GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-794g-x443-36f7. 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.
The issue is rated as important severity. A flaw in Red Hat Build of Keycloak's SAML broker endpoint allows unauthorized access. When the overall SAML response is not signed, an attacker with a valid signed SAML assertion can craft a malicious response to inject an encrypted assertion for an arbitrary principal. This…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2 | rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle:26.2.14-1 | RHSA-2026:3925 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2.14 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 | RHSA-2026:3926 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle:26.4.10-1 | RHSA-2026:3948 |
| Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.10 | rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 | RHSA-2026:3947 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-794g-x443-36f7 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.