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Red HatCVE-2026-18207

Red Hat client policy enforcement mechanism of Keycloak: improper authorization

Medium6.5CVE-2026-18207 · Published Jul 29, 2026 · updated Aug 11, 2026

A flaw was found in the client policy enforcement mechanism of Keycloak. The issue occurs when the system checks group membership by name instead of a unique identifier. An attacker with client management privileges could bypass security policies by joining a group with a matching name in a different part of the group hierarchy, potentially allowing them to register or update clients without following required security hardening profiles.

Red Hat advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
all versionsNo fix yet
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Data Grid 8
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Product
all versionsNo fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-285

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