CVE-2022-0225: A flaw was found in Keycloak

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MEDIUM 5.4WATCHLISTMITIGATEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2022-0225 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting keycloak, single sign-on. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference
On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	3.2% (top 12%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2022-08-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-08-26 18:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

redhat keycloak MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy keycloak || rpm -q keycloak || keycloak --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

redhat single sign-on DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy single-sign-on || rpm -q single-sign-on || single-sign-on --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison single-sign-on sudo apt install single-sign-on=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0> sudo apt-mark hold single-sign-on

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list single-sign-on sudo dnf downgrade single-sign-on-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0> sudo dnf versionlock add single-sign-on

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-0225?

keycloak: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; single sign-on: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-0225 being exploited?

CVE-2022-0225 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-0225 affect?

CVE-2022-0225 affects keycloak, single sign-on. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). A flaw was found in Keycloak. This flaw allows a privileged attacker to use the malicious payload as the group name while creating a new group from the admin console, leading to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

How urgent is CVE-2022-0225?

Priority 51/100. Public exploit reference; On your watchlist

Software pages

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