Summary
Keycloak Path Traversal Vulnerability Due to External Control of File Name or Path
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. A user with high privileges could read sensitive information from a Vault file that is not within the expected context. This attacker must have previous high access to the Keycloak server in order to perform resource creation, for example, an LDAP provider configuration and set up a Vault read file, which will only inform whether that file exists or not.
Impact
CVE-2024-10492 has a CVSS score of 2.7 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, high privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (26.0.6); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server to 26.0.6 or later; org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server to 26.0.6 or later
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2024-10492? CVE-2024-10492 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (maven), affecting versions < 24.0.9. It is fixed in 26.0.6.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10492? CVE-2024-10492 has a CVSS score of 2.7 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server are affected by CVE-2024-10492? org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (maven) versions < 24.0.9 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2024-10492? Yes. CVE-2024-10492 is fixed in 26.0.6. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2024-10492 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-10492 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2024-10492 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-10492?
- Upgrade
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-serverto 26.0.6 or later - Upgrade
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-serverto 26.0.6 or later
- Upgrade