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CVE-2026-9797: Red Hat Build of Keycloak · Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Affects Red Hat Build of KeycloakSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 06:49 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Build of Keycloakrhbk/keycloak-rhel9Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat currently does not provide a mitigation or patch that meets their criteria for this vulnerability. Users should monitor Red Hat's advisory page for updates. Until a fix is available, restricting access to users with the 'manage-clients' role and closely auditing administrative actions may help reduce risk.

Description

CVE-2026-9797 is a moderate severity vulnerability in Red Hat's build of Keycloak affecting its administrative services. An attacker with the 'manage-clients' role can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges to 'realm-admin' by manipulating client configurations such as JSON Web Key Sets, swapping authenticator types, resetting secrets, or downloading signing keys. This escalation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive resources within the Keycloak realm. No official patch or mitigation meeting Red Hat's criteria is currently available.

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