Auth bypass in Redhat Keycloak

CVE-2022-1245

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the token exchange feature of keycloak. Missing authorization allows a client application holding a valid access token to exchange tokens for any target client by passing the client_id of the target…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.013 (67.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1245?
CVE-2022-1245 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat Keycloak, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-1245?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1245 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.