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CVE-2026-9796

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—

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.

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Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Build OF Keycloak

CWEs

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