CVE-2026-16106

A flaw was found in the admin REST API of Keycloak, a solution for identity and access management. The issue occurs when a delegated administrator attempts to remove a child role from a composite role. Due to missing authorization checks, an attacker with limited administrative permissions can remove privileged roles they are not authorized to manage, leading to a loss of access for other users and administrators.

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Owais Lone (thesecguy) - Independent Security Researcher for reporting this issue.

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