A flaw was found in Keycloak. This authentication vulnerability allows a remote attacker to replay `ExecuteActionsActionToken` tokens within Keycloak's WebAuthn (Web Authentication) flow. By intercepting an execute-actions email link, an attacker can register their own authenticator to a victim's account. This leads to unauthorized enrollment of a hardware-backed credential, enabling persistent account takeover.

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To mitigate this issue, consider disabling WebAuthn required actions in Keycloak if they are not essential for your deployment. This will prevent the vulnerable token replay mechanism from being exploited. Consult Keycloak documentation for specific configuration steps to disable WebAuthn required actions. Note that applying configuration changes may require a service restart and could impact functionality relying on WebAuthn registration.

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Tue, 19 May 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-1025
CWE-602

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Keycloak. This authentication vulnerability allows a remote attacker to replay `ExecuteActionsActionToken` tokens within Keycloak's WebAuthn (Web Authentication) flow. By intercepting an execute-actions email link, an attacker can register their own authenticator to a victim's account. This leads to unauthorized enrollment of a hardware-backed credential, enabling persistent account takeover.
Title Keycloak: org.keycloak.authentication: keycloak: unauthorized account takeover via webauthn token replay
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T10:52:32.486Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T07:48:39.722Z

Link: CVE-2026-37982

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-19T12:16:18.610

Modified: 2026-05-19T12:16:18.610

Link: CVE-2026-37982

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-37982 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T12:30:05Z

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