CVE-2026-9795: Keycloak has 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.
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
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/8894c027e788904c740ff9a1a60fcfaa34a10d13
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/50350
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/50451
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-32h4-44jj-c5vx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9795
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9795.json
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