CVE-2025-7784

Org.keycloak/keycloak-services: privilege escalation in keycloak admin console (fgapv2 enabled)

Description

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.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12015 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12016 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7784 vendor advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2381861 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-7784?
CVE-2025-7784 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-7784?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2025-7784: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2025-7784 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-7784 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-7784?
CVE-2025-7784 affects Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26, Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2, Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2, Red Hat Red Hat build of Keycloak 26.2, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack, Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.
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