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Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-15572Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity type confusion in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Keycloak's Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) security policy management. The "Allowed Protocol Mapper Types" policy, which restricts which types of data mappers a client can use, fails to re-validate the mapper type during a client update if the mapper's configuration remains unchanged. An attacker with client registration privileges can exploit this by first registering an allowed mapper type with a malicious configuration and then swapping it for a restricted, high-privilege mapper type (such as one that hardcodes administrative roles). This allows the attacker to gain full administrative access to the Keycloak realm.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5 see references

Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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