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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-3121

Keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: keycloak: privilege escalation via manage-clients permission

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4

Default version status: affected

  • 26.4.11-1 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4

Default version status: affected

  • 26.4-14 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4

Default version status: affected

  • 26.4-14 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.11

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Default version status: unaffected

References