Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting org.pac4j:pac4j-oidc package, versions [,6.5.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGPAC4J-19435176
  • published31 Aug 2026
  • disclosed29 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-82461  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.pac4j:pac4j-oidc to version 6.5.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature when extracting Keycloak realm and client roles due to missing verification of access token signatures, issuers, audiences, or expiry. An attacker can gain unauthorized privileges by forging access tokens with elevated roles paired with valid ID tokens.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1