Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-9099 · published 25 June 2026
CVE-2026-9099: Redhat build of keycloak insecure direct object reference vulnerability
Redhat · Build Of Keycloak
A flaw was found in Keycloak. A missing authorization check in the GroupResource.addChild() endpoint within the Admin REST API allows an authenticated user with limited administrative privileges to reparent any existing group. When Fine-Grained Admin Permissions v2 (FGAPv2) is enabled, an attacker with management rights over a single low-privilege group can reparent a highly privileged group (such as one possessing the realm-admin role) under their managed group. Because group permissions follow a hierarchical structure, this action unauthorizedly grants the attacker management and password-reset capabilities over the members of the targeted privileged group. An attacker can exploit this to reset an administrator's password, compromise the account, and achieve a full realm takeover, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Description
A flaw was found in Keycloak. A missing authorization check in the GroupResource.addChild() endpoint within the Admin REST API allows an authenticated user with limited administrative privileges to reparent any existing group. When Fine-Grained Admin Permissions v2 (FGAPv2) is enabled, an attacker with management rights over a single low-privilege group can reparent a highly privileged group (such as one possessing the realm-admin role) under their managed group. Because group permissions follow a hierarchical structure, this action unauthorizedly grants the attacker management and password-reset capabilities over the members of the targeted privileged group. An attacker can exploit this to reset an administrator's password, compromise the account, and achieve a full realm takeover, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30049 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30050 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30083 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30084 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9099 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480182 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30049 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30050 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30083 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30084 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9099 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480182 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9099.json | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-9099), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.