CVE-2025-7784: Org.keycloak/keycloak-services: privilege escalation in keycloak admin console (fgapv2 enabled)

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A flaw was found in the Keycloak identity and access management system when Fine-Grained Admin Permissions(FGAPv2) are enabled. An administrative user with the manage-users role can escalate their privileges to realm-admin due to improper privilege enforcement. This vulnerability allows unauthorized elevation of access rights, compromising the intended separation of administrative duties and posing a security risk to the realm.

Affected products

Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4: all versions

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12015
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12016
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7784
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2381861
https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/39956

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