CVE-2026-18212
Published:September 16, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
A flaw was found in the SAML Redirect Binding implementation of Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. The issue occurs because the custom DEFLATE compression and decompression helpers fail to release native zlib memory after use. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending repeated malformed SAML requests, leading to native memory exhaustion and a denial of service.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.2.0.CR1 <26.4.16Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.4.16https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=26.7.0 <26.7.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.7.4https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=26.5.0 <26.6.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.6.7org.keycloak:keycloak-saml-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.2.0.CR1 <26.7.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.7.4Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
EPSS
Base Score:
0.52