CVE-2024-10973
Keycloak: cli option for encrypted jgroups ignored
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.7
Keycloak: cli option for encrypted jgroups ignored
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2024-10973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-0239
5.7
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2025-0239- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
5.7
Keycloak on Quarkus CLI option for encrypted JGroups ignored
The env option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the jgroups replication configuration is always used in plain. This option worked before in 24 and 22. More info in public issue https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/34644.
- Record
GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.7
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2024-10973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.7
Keycloak: cli option for encrypted jgroups ignored
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. The environment option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the JGroups replication configuration is always used in plain text which can allow an attacker that has access to adjacent networks related to JGroups to read sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2024-10973- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
5.7
Keycloak on Quarkus CLI option for encrypted JGroups ignored
The env option KC_CACHE_EMBEDDED_MTLS_ENABLED does not work and the jgroups replication configuration is always used in plain. This option worked before in 24 and 22. More info in public issue https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/34644.
- Record
GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-serverMaven |
25.0.0 up to 26.0.6 | 26.0.6 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-serverMaven |
25.0.0 up to 26.0.6, plus listed versions 25.0.125.0.225.0.325.0.425.0.5 Show 6 moreShow less25.0.626.0.026.0.126.0.226.0.426.0.5 |
26.0.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-10973 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak, published December 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server 26.0.6.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10973
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2324361
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10973
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/28750
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/34644
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github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/28756
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/34668
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/071032a108bd9e9fce9e66d00c36d56bd4b334df
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/36defd5f33b2da5d705f179bbaa21c28b13a9996
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6qq-c9f9-2772
access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser
access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/10xxx/CVE-2024-10973.json
github.com/keycloak/keycloak