CVE-2026-18203
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: group policy extendchildren matches sibling group path prefixes
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jul 31, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 31, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the group policy evaluation logic of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. When a group policy is set to extend permissions to child groups, the system incorrectly uses a simple text-based prefix check to verify group membership. This allows a user who belongs to a different group with a similar starting name to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions or protected resources.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Build of KeycloakRed Hat | |
Red Hat Build of KeycloakRed Hat | |
Red Hat Build of KeycloakRed Hat | |
Red Hat Data Grid 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion PackRed Hat | |
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7Red Hat |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18203vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2508291issue-tracking
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