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CVE-2026-37978: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-37978cvecve-2026-37978
Published: 05/19/2026 (05/19/2026, 10:52:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4

Description

CVE-2026-37978 is a medium severity vulnerability in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 where a low-privilege administrator with the 'view-clients' role can exploit the 'evaluate-scopes' Admin API endpoint by supplying an arbitrary user ID. This flaw allows unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) across user roles within the realm. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely via network access to the Admin API. Red Hat has released security updates in version 26.4.12 addressing this and other vulnerabilities. Users are advised to apply the update after backing up their installations.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

org.keycloak/keycloak
pkg:maven/org.keycloak/keycloak
Affected versions
<26.4.12

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/26/2026, 20:38:05 UTC

Technical Analysis

A vulnerability exists in Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 where a low-privilege administrator possessing the 'view-clients' role can invoke the 'evaluate-scopes' Admin API endpoint with an arbitrary userId parameter. This results in authorization bypass leading to cross-role leakage of personally identifiable information (PII), exposing user identities and authorizations beyond intended access controls. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable via network access to the Admin API. Red Hat has issued security advisories and released version 26.4.12 containing fixes for this issue along with several others.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized users with limited administrative privileges to access sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) of users across the realm, violating confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability reported. Exploitation requires network access to the Admin API and a low-privilege administrator role. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released an official security update in Red Hat build of Keycloak version 26.4.12 that addresses this vulnerability along with other security issues. Users should back up their existing installations, including configurations and databases, before applying the update. Applying this update is the recommended remediation. No alternative mitigations or temporary fixes are indicated in the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
redhat
Date Reserved
2026-04-06T07:48:39.721Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-37978","vendor":"Red Hat"}]

Threat ID: 6a0c47d9ec166c07b097b81a

Added to database: 05/19/2026, 11:22:01 UTC

Last enriched: 05/26/2026, 20:38:05 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 59

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