CVE-2026-33585
LowWhat is CVE-2026-33585?
Improper management of the idle timeout parameter in the Keycloak interface of the Arqit SKA-Platform enables an attacker to impersonate an authenticated tenant user via an unexpired browser session. This issue affects Symmetric Key Agreement Platform: before 26.03.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS 3.1Requires physical presence — attacker must physically touch the device (e.g. USB port).
Exploit requires specific conditions, timing, or configuration to succeed.
No authentication required. Any anonymous user can exploit this vulnerability.
Victim must take an action (e.g. click a link, open a file) for the exploit to succeed.
Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.
Some sensitive information is disclosed, but attacker has limited access.
Attacker can modify some data, but scope or consequence is limited.
Reduced performance or intermittent outages, but service remains available.
FAQ
CVE-2026-33585 has a CVSS score of 3.8/10, rated as Low. Review the affected products list and apply vendor patches.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) rates vulnerability severity from 0.0 to 10.0. CVE-2026-33585 scores 3.8/10 (Low). Scores 9.0–10.0 are Critical, 7.0–8.9 are High, 4.0–6.9 are Medium, and below 4.0 are Low.
The list of devices confirmed to be affected by CVE-2026-33585 is shown in the "Affected Devices" section above. Check your firmware version against the vendor security advisory and apply the latest patch.
Apply the latest firmware or software update from the vendor. Check the References section above for official advisories and patch notes. If no patch is available, consider disabling the affected feature or isolating the device from untrusted networks.