CVE-2026-15572
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2677RedHat Build of Keycloak: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Keycloak ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, Benutzerkonten zu übernehmen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen.
- BIT-keycloak-2026-15572Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation2026-08-25vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (18)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50846cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50847cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15572cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499592cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50846enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50847enisa_euvd
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