Keycloak Admin REST API DeleteCred PrivEsc for Delegated Admin
CVE-2026-94001 Published on September 19, 2026
Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: admin credential delete bypasses denied reset-password permission
A flaw was found in the Admin REST API of Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. The endpoint used for deleting user credentials does not correctly check for fine-grained reset-password permissions. This allows a delegated administrator, who should be restricted from resetting passwords, to delete a user's password credentials, resulting in the user being unable to log in.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-94001 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2026-94001 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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