CVE-2026-97177
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: generic user update bypasses denied reset-password permission
What happened?
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.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| keycloak-servicesRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| rhbk/keycloak-rhel9Red Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| keycloak-servicesRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.