A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7xf9-4jfc-wgm4 Keycloak: manage-clients permission escalates to full realm admin access
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level.
Title keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: Keycloak: Privilege escalation via manage-clients permission Keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: keycloak: privilege escalation via manage-clients permission
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:build_keycloak:
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat build Keycloak
Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat red Hat Single Sign On
References

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Keycloak
Keycloak keycloak
Vendors & Products Keycloak
Keycloak keycloak

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title keycloak: org.keycloak/keycloak-services: Keycloak: Privilege escalation via manage-clients permission
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-30T14:55:44.538Z

Reserved: 2026-02-24T13:09:39.644Z

Link: CVE-2026-3121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-30T13:58:50.365Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-26T19:17:06.213

Modified: 2026-03-30T13:26:50.827

Link: CVE-2026-3121

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-24T11:11:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-3121 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T11:45:24Z

Weaknesses