CVE-2026-18571
highpriority · track · 29OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the user creation component of Keycloak when Fine-Grained Admin Permissions V2 (FGAP V2) is enabled. This issue allows a sub-administrator with permission to create users to add those users to any group, even groups the sub-administrator is not authorized to manage. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or elevated privileges for the newly created users.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2614Keycloak: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Keycloak ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und sensible Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-keycloak-2026-18571Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: fgap v2 group assignment bypass during user creation2026-08-31vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in the user creation component of Keycloak when Fine-Grained Admin Permissions V2 (FGAP V2) is enabled. This issue allows a sub-administrator with permission to create users to add those users to any group, even groups the sub-administrator is not authorized to manage. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or elevated privileges for the newly created users.
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18571cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509759cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18571enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509759enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68277nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68278nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18571Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509759Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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