CVE-2026-9795

Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement

Published May 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak's Fine-Grained Admin Permissions (FGAPv2) feature. An administrator with limited client management permissions can exploit this vulnerability to assign any realm role, including highly privileged roles, to a client's scope mapping. This bypasses intended security controls, allowing the injected role to be projected into a user's authentication token when they access the modified client. This could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation within the Keycloak realm.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this issue, disable the Fine-Grained Admin Permissions (FGAPv2) feature in Keycloak if it is not strictly required. This can typically be done by setting `adminPermissionsEnabled` to `false` in the realm configuration. Disabling FGAPv2 will prevent the exploitation of this flaw by removing the vulnerable functionality. However, this may impact administrative delegation capabilities within Keycloak. A restart or reload of the Keycloak service may be required for the changes to take effect.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx Keycloak has privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
History
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak: cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:26.6::el9
References
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Redhat build Of Keycloak
Vendors & Products Redhat build Of Keycloak
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Description A flaw was found in Keycloak's Fine-Grained Admin Permissions (FGAPv2) feature. An administrator with limited client management permissions can exploit this vulnerability to assign any realm role, including highly privileged roles, to a client's scope mapping. This bypasses intended security controls, allowing the injected role to be projected into a user's authentication token when they access the modified client. This could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation within the Keycloak realm.
Title Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Weaknesses CWE-266
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 12:38 AM
Reserved
May 28, 2026, 3:16 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 12:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 28, 2026, 3:16 AM