CVE-2026-9795
Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-9795- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-32710
7.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-32710- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
7.3
Keycloak has privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
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.
- Record
GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hcx-p7m8-gc28
7.3
Duplicate Advisory: Keycloak has privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
- Record
GHSA-8hcx-p7m8-gc28- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-9795- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
7.3
Keycloak has privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
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.
- Record
GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8hcx-p7m8-gc28
7.3
Duplicate Advisory: Keycloak has privilege escalation via improper scope mapping enforcement
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
- Record
GHSA-8hcx-p7m8-gc28- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.keycloak:keycloak-servicesMaven |
before 26.6.4 | 26.6.4 |
org.keycloak:keycloak-servicesMaven |
before 26.6.4, plus listed versions 1.0-alpha-11.0-alpha-1-120620131.0-alpha-21.0-alpha-31.0-alpha-4 Show 45 moreShow less1.0-beta-11.0-beta-1-201505211.0-beta-1-201505231.0-beta-21.0-beta-31.0-beta-41.0-final1.0-rc-11.0-rc-21.0.1.Final1.0.2.Final1.0.3.Final1.0.4.Final1.0.5.Final1.1.0.Beta11.1.0.Beta21.1.0.Final1.1.1.Final1.2.0.Beta11.2.0.CR11.2.0.Final1.3.0.Final1.3.1.Final1.4.0.Final1.5.0-Final1.5.0.Final1.5.1.Final1.6.0.Final1.6.1.Final1.7.0.CR11.7.0.Final1.8.0.Alpha11.8.0.CR11.8.0.CR21.8.0.CR31.8.0.Final1.8.1.Final1.9.0.CR11.9.0.Final1.9.1.Final1.9.2.Final1.9.3.Final1.9.4.Final1.9.5.Final1.9.7.Final |
26.6.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-9795 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 26.4, published May 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in org.keycloak:keycloak-services 26.6.4.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30049
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30050
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30083
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30084
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9795
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482462
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security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9795.json
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9795
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/50350
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/50451
github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/8894c027e788904c740ff9a1a60fcfaa34a10d13
github.com/advisories/GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hcx-p7m8-gc28
github.com/keycloak/keycloak
Left out here: 178 versions. The JSON record has them.