CVE-2026-16072: Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: organization invitation link exposure allows unauthorized member creation
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.4%
EPSS score, percentile 37.4 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Unaffected 26.6.7-3; 26.6-20; 26.6-20
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
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| Unaffected | 26.6.7-3 |
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| Unaffected | 26.6-20 |
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| Unaffected | 26.6-20 |
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Versions the record lists as unaffected: 26.6.7-3, 26.6-20.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
A flaw was found in the organization management component of Keycloak. A delegated administrator with permission to manage organizations can create an invitation for a non-existent email address and then retrieve the secret registration link directly through the application programming interface. By using this link, the administrator can create new user accounts and add them to the organization w…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-16072 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 17 Jul 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (Medium), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.4% (percentile 37.4), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- The credits in the CVE record name OpenAI as finder.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: organization invitation link exposure allows unauthorized member creation
A flaw was found in the organization management component of Keycloak. A delegated administrator with permission to manage organizations can create an invitation for a non-existent email address and then retrieve the secret registration link directly through the application programming interface. By using this link, the administrator can create new user accounts and add them to the organization without having the required user management permissions or access to the invited email account. This allows an administrator to bypass security boundaries and add unauthorized members to an organization.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-497, CWE-284
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
2
Known exploited Red Hat vulnerabilities
- CVE-2015-3246: Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVE-2015-5287: Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-14667: Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-3560: Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-4034: Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability