CVE-2026-17526

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: privilege escalation via impersonation role allows takeover of realm administrator accounts

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2026 at 03:46 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 07:55 PM UTC
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management solution. A vulnerability was discovered where a user with the impersonation role can impersonate a realm administrator. This allows the attacker to gain full administrative control over the realm, including the ability to manage users, clients, and roles.

Affected

We have no canonical product record for this CVE. The source names may not have matched any product.

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68278
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68280
VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17526
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507409
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68276
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68277

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.2HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-862

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