CVE-2026-97177
mediumA flaw was found in the user update mechanism of the Keycloak Admin REST API.
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.
CVSS
6.6
6.6 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-24 06:17
Modified: 2026-09-24 21:00
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 3 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97177 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539965 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC · record ↗