VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-9099

CVSS score7.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-25
Last modified2026-07-15
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A missing authorization check in the GroupResource.addChild() endpoint within the Admin REST API allows an authenticated user with limited administrative privileges to reparent any existing group. When Fine-Grained Admin Permissions v2 (FGAPv2) is enabled, an attacker with management rights over a single low-privilege group can reparent a highly privileged group (such as one possessing the realm-admin role) under their managed group. Because group permissions follow a hierarchical structure, this action unauthorizedly grants the attacker management and password-reset capabilities over the members of the targeted privileged group. An attacker can exploit this to reset an administrator's password, compromise the account, and achieve a full realm takeover, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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