CVE-2026-9796

medium

Description

A 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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482464

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9796

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-28

Updated: 2026-05-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00021