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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9796 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482464 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 6.5 · redhatNVD modified 2026-10-26 12:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*