REDHAT-BUG-2524980: Path Traversal

Published Aug 27, 2026
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Updated

A path traversal and same-origin Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was found in the AWS ALB key resolver of SmallRye JWT. When the AWSALB key provider is configured, AwsAlbKeyResolver constructs the verification-key URL by concatenating the configured key location with the attacker-controlled kid value from the inbound, unverified JWT header. The kid value is only checked for null and, optionally, against a configured expected value. Characters such as /, .., ?, and # are not rejected or encoded. An unauthenticated attacker can therefore cause the application server to issue GET requests to arbitrary paths and manipulate query parameters on the configured OIDC/JWKS origin before JWT signature verification. This can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, allowing attackers to read non-public data on the same origin as the configured key endpoint.

Affected Software

1 affected component
SmallRye SmallRye JWT

Event History

Aug 27, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:08 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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