CVE-2025-14559: Keycloak services Keycloak Services Allows The Issuance Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-14559 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) keycloak services allows the issuance vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Keycloak services libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves keycloak services allows the issuance of access and refresh tokens for disabled users. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 26.5.2, 26.4.9.
CVE-2025-14559 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2025-14559
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.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
<artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId>
<version>26.5.2</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
<artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId>
<version>26.4.9</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloakHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-14559, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.keycloakAnalyze 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 26.5.2), 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-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. 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
CVE-2025-14559 Affected Keycloak services Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
|
Maven |
≥ 26.5.0
< 26.5.2
|
26.5.2
|
|
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
|
Maven |
< 26.4.9
|
26.4.9
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-wv3h-x6c4-r867",
"modified" : "2026-02-13T20:24:37Z",
"published" : "2026-01-21T09:31:30Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-14559" ],
"summary" : "Keycloak services allows the issuance of access and refresh tokens for disabled users",
"details" : "A flaw was found in the keycloak-services component of Keycloak. This vulnerability allows the issuance of access and refresh tokens for disabled users, leading to unauthorized use of previously revoked privileges, via a business logic vulnerability in the Token Exchange implementation when a privileged client invokes the token exchange flow.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.keycloak:keycloak-services"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "26.5.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "26.5.2"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.keycloak:keycloak-services"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "26.4.9"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14559"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/45651"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/2d0aa31c4830ebaad094c3762e78b884c141e659"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/d67349f3aa9fed5c61750619d0f9de6356aeaeff"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2365"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2366"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14559"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2421711"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.5.2"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-01-21T22:30:24Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-01-21T07:16:00Z"
}
}