Keycloak Affected by Broken Access Control Vulnerability in the UserManagedPermissionService
A flaw was found in Keycloak. A significant Broken Access Control vulnerability exists in the UserManagedPermissionService (UMA Protection API). When updating or deleting a UMA policy associated with multiple resources, the authorization check only verifies the caller's ownership against the first resource in the policy's list. This allows a user (Owner A) who owns one resource (RA) to update a shared policy and modify authorization rules for other resources (e.g., RB) in that same policy, even if those other resources are owned by a different user (Owner B). This constitutes a horizontal privilege escalation.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.keycloak:keycloak-services | < 26.2.13, >= 26.5.0, < 26.5.3, >= 26.3.0, < 26.4.9 | 26.2.13, 26.5.3, 26.4.9 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14778
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/46147
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/46154
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2363
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2364
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2365
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2366
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14778
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2422600
- https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-266- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.keycloak:keycloak-services- Disclosed
- 09.02.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fm6w-rrp3-2x4w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.keycloak:keycloak-services
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 98
- First → latest
- 01.2022 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 16
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 26
- Medium 51
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 9
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 17
- 2025: 11
- 2026: 52
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