CVE-2021-20262

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 9, 2021 at 05:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSingle Sign onKeycloak

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak 12.0.0 where re-authentication does not occur while updating the password. This flaw allows an attacker to take over an account if they can obtain temporary, physical access to a user’s browser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933639

CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306

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