Vulnerability Description
Apache Airflow Keycloak provider: the unauthenticated token endpoint accepts a client-credentials grant for any confidential client registered in the Keycloak realm, not only the client configured for Airflow. No allowlist restricts which client ids may authenticate, so the credentials of an unrelated application that happens to share the realm are valid Airflow login credentials, and Airflow mints a signed session token for that application's service account. The endpoint also answers unauthenticated credential guesses against Keycloak under Airflow's identity. Affects deployments using the Keycloak auth manager whose realm is shared with other confidential clients. The attacker needs valid credentials for any one of those clients, not for Airflow. Resource authorization is still evaluated per subject, so the access gained is whatever that service account holds, plus any endpoint gated only on being authenticated. Users of apache-airflow-providers-keycloak are recommended to upgrade to version 0.10.0 or later, which accepts only the configured client on that grant.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache-Airflow-Providers-Keycloak | < 0.10.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72205PatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/5cqh5ojl3718ogb0q1dcd9vdr47z7gp3Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/[email protected]Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/15/9Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-76187?
CVE-2026-76187 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Apache Airflow Keycloak provider: the unauthenticated token endpoint accepts a client-credentials grant for any confidential client registered in the Keycloak realm, not only the client configured for...
How severe is CVE-2026-76187?
CVE-2026-76187 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-76187?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Apache-Airflow-Providers-Keycloak.