A flaw was found in Keycloak. When the JSON Web Token (JWT) authorization grant preview feature is enabled and a user account is disabled, Keycloak fails to validate the user’s disabled status during JWT authorization grant processing. A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this improper access control vulnerability by presenting a valid assertion token from an external identity provider to obtain a JWT for a disabled user. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive resources.

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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Keycloak
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Keycloak keycloak-quarkus-server

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Keycloak. When the JSON Web Token (JWT) authorization grant preview feature is enabled and a user account is disabled, Keycloak fails to validate the user’s disabled status during JWT authorization grant processing. A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this improper access control vulnerability by presenting a valid assertion token from an external identity provider to obtain a JWT for a disabled user. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive resources.
Title org.keycloak/keycloak-quarkus-server: Keycloak: Unauthorized Access via JWT authorization grant with disabled users
Weaknesses CWE-284
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-02-09T18:59:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-1609 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-02-11T22:00:54Z

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