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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-9796 EUVD-2026-32716GHSA-pq65-77rc-7r8c

Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via time-of-check to time-of-use (toctou) vulnerability

Published May 28, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. An authenticated administrator with the `manage-clients` role can exploit a Time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the name-based admin role checks. This allows the attacker to escalate their privileges to `realm-admin` for all users within the realm, granting them extensive control over the system. The composite role relationship persists even after the attacker's own permissions are revoked and across system reboots.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak — —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-server < 26.6.4 26.6.4 GHSA-pq65-77rc-7r8c

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