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Vulnerability · Published Jul 31, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-16105Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: missing per-role authorization on rolecontainerresource composite endpoints

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 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 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the RoleContainerResource component of Keycloak. The issue occurs because certain name-based endpoints in the admin REST API do not properly enforce authorization checks when managing composite roles. This allows a delegated administrator with manage-realm permissions to remove essential child roles from built-in admin roles, potentially disrupting administrative functions within a realm.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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 26.6.7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack see references
Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 see references

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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