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Medium severity · published Sep 24, 2026
CVE-2026-97177
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: generic user update bypasses denied reset-password permission
6.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the user update mechanism of the Keycloak Admin REST API. When Fine-Grained Admin Permissions are enabled, the system fails to check for specific password reset authorizations during a general user profile update. This allows a delegated administrator, who should be restricted from resetting passwords, to change a user's credentials and take over their account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Build of Keycloak · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97177
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97177
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97177
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539965
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