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Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-17526Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: privilege escalation via impersonation role allows takeover of realm administrator accounts

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity missing authorization 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution. A vulnerability was discovered where a user with the impersonation role can impersonate a realm administrator. This allows the attacker to gain full administrative control over the realm, including the ability to manage users, clients, and roles.

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 26.4.16 see references
Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.16 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 26.6.7 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-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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