Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2026· Updated Aug 7, 2026
CVE-2026-18203
CVE-2026-18203
Description
A flaw was found in the group policy evaluation logic of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. When a group policy is set to extend permissions to child groups, the system incorrectly uses a simple text-based prefix check to verify group membership. This allows a user who belongs to a different group with a similar starting name to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions or protected resources.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18203nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- Keycloak Services: Nine Auth and Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 28, 2026