Description
A flaw was found in the user-event metrics recording of Keycloak. When metrics are enabled, the system records raw error messages from failed account operations as Prometheus metric labels. Because these error messages can include user-supplied input like nonexistent client IDs, an authenticated user can create a massive number of unique metric entries, eventually exhausting system memory and causing the service to crash or become unavailable.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Data Grid 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16100Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2501730Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Last modified
- Aug 31, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified