CVE-2026-97177
📛 CVE Title
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: generic user update bypasses denied reset-password permission
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- redhat
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 6.6 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 6.6 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-862 - Reserved
- 2026-09-24
- Published
- 2026-09-24 05:47 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24 13:00 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97177.json
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- EPSS score
- 0.0024 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 13.06% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-09-24
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-85793 - Assigner
- redhat
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026, 5:47:57 AM
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026, 1:00:41 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
6.6 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.2400
- Aliases
-
GHSA-pgx8-hgcr-q6rq
ENISA 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.
Affected products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Keycloak | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Keycloak | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | — | — |
Vendor references (2)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97177 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2539965 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Web references (0)
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-97177.json.
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