6.5

CVE-2026-18207: Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: client policy source-group condition bypass via duplicate group name matching

Analyzed
Published 29-07-2026Last modified 31-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-18207 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authorization vulnerability in redhat build_of_keycloak. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 31-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the client policy enforcement mechanism of Keycloak. The issue occurs when the system checks group membership by name instead of a unique identifier. An attacker with client management privileges could bypass security policies by joining a group with a matching name in a different part of the group hierarchy, potentially allowing them to register or update clients without following required security hardening profiles.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.09 pp

From 0.22% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links