CVE-2026-37978

A flaw was found in Keycloak. A low-privilege administrator with the 'view-clients' role can exploit this by invoking the 'evaluate-scopes' Admin API endpoints with an arbitrary user ID (userId) parameter. This vulnerability allows for cross-role personally identifiable information (PII) leakage, enabling unauthorized visibility into user identities and authorizations across the realm. Exploitation is possible remotely via network access to the Admin API.

CVSS v3 4.9 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19596	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19597	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-37978	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455327	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-19 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:41

NVD link : CVE-2026-37978

Mitre link : CVE-2026-37978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-37978

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

build_of_keycloak

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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