CVE-2019-14910

Name: CVE-2019-14910
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-05T15:15:11.157+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.05%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14910 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in keycloak 7.x, when keycloak is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps), in this case user authentication succeeds even if invalid password has entered.. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in keycloak 7.x, when keycloak is configured with LDAP user federation and StartTLS is used instead of SSL/TLS from the LDAP server (ldaps), in this case user authentication succeeds even if invalid password has entered.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.05%

60.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Keycloak	7.0.0
Redhat	Keycloak	7.0.1

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14910Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14910Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 5, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14910?

How severe is CVE-2019-14910?

CVE-2019-14910 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14910?

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Source: NVD / NIST