CVE-2026-15572
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A flaw was found in Keycloak's Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) security policy management. The "Allowed Protocol Mapper Types" policy, which restricts which types of data mappers a client can use, fails to re-validate the mapper type during a client update if the mapper's configuration remains unchanged. An attacker with client registration privileges can exploit this by first registering an allowed mapper type with a malicious configuration and then swapping it for a restricted, high-privilege mapper type (such as one that hardcodes administrative roles). This allows the attacker to gain full administrative access to the Keycloak realm.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | 26.4.14-1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | 26.4-22 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.4 | 26.4-22 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | 26.6.5-1 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | 26.6-11 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.6 | 26.6-11 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50846
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50847
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15572
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499592
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