CVE-2026-3121 PUBLISHED

Keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: keycloak: privilege escalation via manage-clients permission

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 24.02.2026 Published: 26.03.2026 Updated: 26.03.2026

A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with manage-clients permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to manage-permissions. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Versions Default: unaffected

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE