CVE-2026-96448

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.

CVSS v3 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96448
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539291

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 Sep 2026, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-25 08:16

Updated : 2026-09-26 23:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-96448

Mitre link : CVE-2026-96448

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-96448

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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