CVE-2025-11429: Keycloak services Keycloak Does Not Invalidate Sessions Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-64w3-5q9m-68xf
CVSS 5.4
CWE-613
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-11429 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.4) keycloak does not invalidate sessions vulnerability (CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration) affecting Keycloak services libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves keycloak does not invalidate sessions when "remember me" is disabled. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 26.4.1, 26.2.11.

CVE-2025-11429 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-11429
GHSA Identifier GHSA-64w3-5q9m-68xf
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.4
CWE Classification CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration
Affected Product Keycloak services
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.4

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity Low (I:L)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2025-11429

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Keycloak services dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.keycloak:keycloak-services fixed: 26.4.1
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
    <artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId>
    <version>26.4.1</version>
</dependency>
org.keycloak:keycloak-services fixed: 26.2.11
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
    <artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId>
    <version>26.2.11</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-11429, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Keycloak services in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 26.4.1), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration, where according to wasc, "insufficient session expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session ids for authorization.". In Keycloak services, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

A flaw was found in Keycloak. Keycloak does not immediately enforce the disabling of the "Remember Me" realm setting on existing user sessions. Sessions created while "Remember Me" was active retain their extended session lifetime until they expire, overriding the administrator's recent security configuration change. This is a logic flaw in session management increases the potential window for successful session hijacking or unauthorized long-term access persistence. The flaw lies in the session expiration logic relying on the session-local "remember-me" flag without validating the current realm-level configuration.

CVE-2025-11429 Affected Keycloak services Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
26.4.126.2.11
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
Maven
≥ 26.3.0
< 26.4.1
26.4.1
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
Maven
< 26.2.11
26.2.11

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-11429?
CVE-2025-11429 is a security vulnerability in Keycloak services involving Keycloak does not invalidate sessions when "Remember Me" is disabled under CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration.
Which Keycloak services versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 26.4.1, 26.2.11 across affected packages: org.keycloak:keycloak-services.
What version fixes CVE-2025-11429?
Upgrading to 26.4.1, 26.2.11 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is keycloak-services affected?
Yes, org.keycloak:keycloak-services is affected in releases prior to 26.4.1, 26.2.11. Upgrade your dependency to 26.4.1, 26.2.11 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-11429?
CVE-2025-11429 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-11429?
CVE-2025-11429 is classified under CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration (According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.").
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-11429?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloak'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
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