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CVE-2026-97847

Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: client manager can substitute sessionless token principal via hardcoded-claim mappers to obtain realm administrator authority

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-05
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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Description

A flaw was found in the protocol mapper and identity resolution components of Keycloak. The issue occurs when a client manager uses hardcoded-claim mappers to override identity claims in sessionless service-account tokens. Because these tokens lack a session ID, Keycloak may incorrectly resolve the token bearer as a different, highly privileged user based on the manipulated claims. This can allow an attacker with limited client management permissions to impersonate a realm administrator and gain full control over the realm.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0517:16CVE publishedCNA

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Products declared by the CNA

As redhat, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-05

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-97847 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE record2026-11-05
  • CNACVSS 3.17.12026-11-05
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-2872026-11-05

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
2026-11-05

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97847?

A flaw was found in the protocol mapper and identity resolution components of Keycloak. The issue occurs when a client manager uses hardcoded-claim mappers to override identity claims in sessionless service-account tokens. Because these tokens lack a session ID, Keycloak may incorrectly resolve the token bearer as a different, highly privileged user based on the manipulated claims. This can allow an attacker with limited client management permissions to impersonate a realm administrator and gain full control over the realm.

Is CVE-2026-97847 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-97847 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97847?

CVE-2026-97847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

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