Keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: keycloak: privilege escalation via manage-clients permission (Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.48 % · percentile 41 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-7xf9-4jfc-wgm4 — Keycloak: manage-clients permission escalates to full realm admin access
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-16307
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-3121
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_expansion_pack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4.11-1 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4-14 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | unaffected 26.4-14 < * |
| Red Hat · Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.11 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |