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CVE-2026-15572 json

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: dcr protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation

published 3mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-keycloak-2026-15572 , EUVD-2026-53398

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak's Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) security policy management. The "Allowed Protocol Mapper Types" policy, which restricts which types of data mappers a client can use, fails to re-validate the mapper type during a client update if the mapper's configuration remains unchanged. An attacker with client registration privileges can exploit this by first registering an allowed mapper type with a malicious configuration and then swapping it for a restricted, high-privilege mapper type (such as one that hardcodes administrative roles). This allows the attacker to gain full administrative access to the Keycloak realm.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami keycloak 26.4.14, 26.6.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 26.4-22, 26.4.14-1
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 26.6-11, 26.6.5-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-15572 updated cvss 8.8

keycloak-services: keycloak-services: DCR protocol mapper type-swap policy bypass allows privilege escalation

  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.4-22, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.4-22, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.4.14-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50847
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50846
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 rhbk/keycloak-rhel9 26.6-11, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator 26.6-11, rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle 26.6.5-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50849
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50848

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami keycloak
>=26.4.0, <26.4.14
>=26.6.0, <26.6.5
26.4.14
26.6.5

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6.5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

Sources

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