Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via time-of-check to time-of-use (toctou) vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-9796
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-28 05:16:41 UTC
Updated2026-06-03 19:38:23 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in Keycloak. An authenticated administrator with the `manage-clients` role can exploit a Time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the name-based admin role checks. This allows the attacker to escalate their privileges to `realm-admin` for all users within the realm, granting them extensive control over the system. The composite role relationship persists even after the attacker's own permissions are revoked and across system reboots.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000270000 probability, percentile 0.082370000 (date 2026-06-03)

Problem Types: CWE-367 | CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Build Of Keycloak - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Keycloak Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9796 [email protected] access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Daniel Peters (Operating Intelligence Inc.), Lior Moshe (Operating Intelligence Inc.), and Uri Rolls (Operating Intelligence Inc.) for reporting this issue. (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-28T03:31:32.052ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-05-28T03:32:50.762ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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