Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CVE-2026-3121
Summary
A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level. All versions prior to 26.5.6 are affected.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published