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CVE-2026-9796

Keycloak: keycloak: privilege escalation via time-of-check to time-of-use (toctou) vulnerability

CVSS 6.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-367
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
28 May 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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