Improper access control in Keycloak - CVE-2026-4628

 

Improper access control in Keycloak - CVE-2026-4628

Published: September 10, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU148944
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4628
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify protected resources without authorization.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the User-Managed Access (UMA) resource_set endpoint when handling PUT operations. A remote user can send a PUT request to bypass the allowRemoteResourceManagement=false restriction and modify protected resources.


Affected software

Keycloak

How to mitigate CVE-2026-4628

Install security update from vendor's website.

Keycloak - update to 26.6.2

External References

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