Keycloak Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Admin Console (FGAPv2 Enabled)

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2025-7784: 0.45% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 39.30 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability was identified in the Keycloak identity and access management solution, specifically when FGAPv2 is enabled in version 26.2.x. The flaw lies in the admin permission enforcement logic, where a user with manage-users privileges can self-assign realm-admin rights. The escalation occurs due to missing privilege boundary checks in role mapping operations via the admin REST interface. A malicious administrator with limited permissions can exploit this by editing their own user roles, gaining unauthorized full access to realm configuration and user data. This issue has been fixed in versions 26.2.6, and 26.3.0.

Published by the source

30 Jul 2025, 13:17 UTC

Last modified by the source

30 Jul 2025, 13:17 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-27gp-8389-hm4w

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-7784

Advisory: Keycloak Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Admin Console (FGAPv2 Enabled)
IDs: CVE-2025-7784, GHSA-27gp-8389-hm4w
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-7784 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.keycloak:keycloak-services 26.2.6. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-services: affected >= 26.2.0, < 26.2.6; fixed in 26.2.6

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-services: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.keycloak:keycloak-services.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27gp-8389-hm4w (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-27gp-8389-hm4w lists affected ranges: Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-services >=26.2.0 <26.2.6)

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