Privilege escalation in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 26
CVE-2025-7784
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12015 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12016 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7784 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/39956
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7784?
- CVE-2025-7784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Build Of Keycloak 26, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7784?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.