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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-3121 — A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission ...

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC·Source: NIST NVD

Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC

Executive Summary

A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm lev

Analysis

A flaw was found in Keycloak. An administrator with `manage-clients` permission can exploit a misconfiguration where this permission is equivalent to `manage-permissions`. This allows the administrator to escalate privileges and gain control over roles, users, or other administrative functions within the realm. This privilege escalation can occur when admin permissions are enabled at the realm level. CVSS Score: 6.5. Published: 2026-03-26T19:17:06.213.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-3121
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Mar 26, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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