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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
CVSS 6.6 / 10 6.6 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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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.

EUVD references (2)

Affected products (3)

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
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.

Web references (0)

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-97177.json.

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