CVE-2026-4636: Keycloak: UMA Policy Resource Injection Allows Unauthorized Cross-User Permission Grants
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A flaw was found in Keycloak. An authenticated user with the uma_protection role can bypass User-Managed Access (UMA) policy validation. This allows the attacker to include resource identifiers owned by other users in a policy creation request, even if the URL path specifies an attacker-owned resource. Consequently, the attacker gains unauthorized permissions to victim-owned resources, enabling them to obtain a Requesting Party Token (RPT) and access sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6475
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6476
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6477
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6478
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4636
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450251
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2hx-5fx3-hmcv
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/commit/995832f8b74b02833d106c8788bb7a78634aa725
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/47717
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4636
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