pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 fails to verify access token signatures, issuers, audiences, or expiry when extracting Keycloak realm and client roles. Attackers can forge access tokens with administrative roles paired with valid ID tokens to bypass authorization checks in applications relying on pac4j role validation.
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CVE-2026-82461 exposes a critical authentication bypass in pac4j-oidc versions before 6.5.6, where the library fails to validate access token signatures, issuers, audiences, or expiration times when extracting role information from Keycloak. This vulnerability allows attackers to forge access tokens containing arbitrary administrative roles while pairing them with legitimate ID tokens, effectively bypassing authorization controls in any application using pac4j for role-based access decisions. Organizations deploying pac4j-oidc as an authentication layer—particularly those using Keycloak for identity management—face immediate risk of privilege escalation attacks that could grant attackers unauthorized administrative access without detection.
Casky's extended reasoning capabilities would identify this vulnerability pattern through detection of cryptographic validation failures and token manipulation techniques. A practitioner investigating this vulnerability would encounter Casky findings around authentication bypass tactics, specifically flagging weak token validation logic and the absence of signature verification routines in token processing flows. While MITRE ATT&CK doesn't currently map this specific CVE, Casky's skill engine would correlate this pattern with techniques like T1528 (Steal Valid Access Tokens) and T1110 (Brute Force) by recognizing how forged tokens circumvent access controls. Practitioners would see recommendations to upgrade pac4j-oidc immediately and implement additional token validation layers, such as cryptographic signature verification at the application level independent of the library.
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