# CVE-2024-11736: Keycloak allows unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-11736-keycloak-allows-unrestricted-admin-use-of-system-and-environment  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-11736 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-01-13

Keycloak allows unrestricted admin use of system and environment variables

Technologies: [org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-keycloak-keycloak-quarkus-server). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-11736 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-11736 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-11736?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=26.0.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-11736?** Yes. org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven): upgrade to 26.0.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-11736?** Check whether you run org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven): upgrade to 26.0.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server to 26.0.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.keycloak:keycloak-quarkus-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=26.0.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-11736
- GHSA-f4v7-3mww-9gc2

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- [Keycloak path traversal in admin access via proxy](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-10939-keycloak-path-traversal-in-admin-access-via-proxy)