CVE-2026-74909

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: incomplete fix for cve-2026-15573 allows policy enforcer bypass via percent-encoded uri segments

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Keycloak provides a policy enforcer to protect applications by matching incoming web requests against defined security policies. A flaw was found where the enforcer fails to correctly normalize web addresses that contain special encoded characters, such as those representing semicolons or directory traversal segments. An authenticated user can use these encoded characters to trick the enforcer into applying a less restrictive security policy than intended, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive administrative or private application endpoints.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Keycloak provides a policy enforcer to protect applications by matching incoming web requests against defined security policies. A flaw was found where the enforcer fails to correctly normalize web addresses that contain special encoded characters, such as those representing semicolons or directory traversal segments. An authenticated user can use these encoded characters to trick the enforcer into applying a less restrictive security policy than intended, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive administrative or private application endpoints.
Title Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: incomplete fix for cve-2026-15573 allows policy enforcer bypass via percent-encoded uri segments
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 18, 2026, 6:04 PM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2026, 10:51 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Sep 18, 2026, 6:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 16, 2026, 1:08 PM