CVE-2026-18203
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: group policy extendchildren matches sibling group path prefixes
Record summary
CVE-2026-18203 has a selected CVSS score of 6.5 (medium).
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.
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jul 31, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
6| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Default status: affected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |
Red Hat Build of KeycloakBrowse Red Hat / Red Hat Build of Keycloakrhbk-keycloak-rhel9/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9Default status: affected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |
Red Hat Build of KeycloakBrowse Red Hat / Red Hat Build of Keycloakrhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9Default status: affected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |
Default status: unaffected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion PackBrowse Red Hat / Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Packkeycloak-servicesDefault status: unaffected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |
Default status: unaffected | CVE List | Version data not supplied | |