CVE-2026-96448

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Description

A flaw was found in the Fine-Grained Admin Permissions (FGAP v2) feature of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. The issue occurs when the system checks if a delegated administrator has permission to assign a specific role to a user. Because the check does not look inside composite roles to see what other permissions they contain, an administrator with limited rights can assign a role that secretly includes full administrative control. This allows the attacker to gain complete management access over the entire realm.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.6 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-09-25 08:16:42.437000

Last modified

2026-11-06 11:17:22.887000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:16:42.437",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-06T11:17:22.887",
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          "packageName": "keycloak-services",
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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