Description
A flaw was found in the token sanitization logic of Keycloak, an open source identity and access management solution. The issue occurs when a protocol mapper is configured to emit structured claims using the JSON type. The security check designed to remove unauthorized role mappings only looks for standard Java maps and fails to recognize Jackson based JSON objects. This allows an attacker to inject forged client roles into security tokens, which could lead to unauthorized access to protected resources.
Published: 2026-11-06
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title keycloak-services: keycloak-services: Protocol mapper with jsonType=JSON bypasses token sanitization Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: protocol mapper with jsontype=json bypasses token sanitization
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the token sanitization logic of Keycloak, an open source identity and access management solution. The issue occurs when a protocol mapper is configured to emit structured claims using the JSON type. The security check designed to remove unauthorized role mappings only looks for standard Java maps and fails to recognize Jackson based JSON objects. This allows an attacker to inject forged client roles into security tokens, which could lead to unauthorized access to protected resources.
Title keycloak-services: keycloak-services: Protocol mapper with jsonType=JSON bypasses token sanitization
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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Redhat Build Keycloak Red Hat Single Sign On
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T06:03:03.806Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T06:24:21.206Z

Link: CVE-2026-97848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-06T06:16:45.540

Modified: 2026-11-06T06:16:45.653

Link: CVE-2026-97848

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-97848 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-06T02:15:18Z

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