Vulnerability in Picketlink Federation SAML Allows Unauthorized Authentication
CVE-2026-10579

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.25
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 Els On Rhel 7
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-10579?

A security flaw in the Picketlink Federation SAML implementation allows an attacker to exploit the unsolicited response handler, which accepts forged assertions without proper validation. This vulnerability enables unauthorized individuals to authenticate as any principal across any role, exposing sensitive information and facilitating access to restricted operations.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7 0:2.16.0-22.redhat_00057.1.el7eap

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7 0:2.3.14-11.SP11_redhat_00001.1.el7eap

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7 0:1.5.26-2.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10579
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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