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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-15572 EUVD-2026-53398GHSA-cj2r-7gqh-wx4f

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation

Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak's Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) security policy management. The "Allowed Protocol Mapper Types" policy, which restricts which types of data mappers a client can use, fails to re-validate the mapper type during a client update if the mapper's configuration remains unchanged. An attacker with client registration privileges can exploit this by first registering an allowed mapper type with a malicious configuration and then swapping it for a restricted, high-privilege mapper type (such as one that hardcodes administrative roles). This allows the attacker to gain full administrative access to the Keycloak realm.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 — —
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 — —
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 — —

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