CVE-2026-15573
8.1 HIGHPublished 2026-08-05 · Updated 2026-08-10
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- The flaw in Keycloak's PathMatcher allows attackers to bypass intended security policies by manipulating URL paths, potentially gaining unauthorized access to administrative or restricted areas.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires an authenticated user and the ability to modify URL paths, making it moderately difficult.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the impact could be significant, as it allows access to sensitive areas that should be restricted.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to Keycloak version 18.0.2 or later.
Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.
NVD description
A flaw was found in Keycloak's Authorization Services. The component responsible for matching request paths to security policies (PathMatcher) does not properly normalize URIs before comparison. By adding extra characters like a trailing slash or matrix parameters to a URL, an attacker can trick the system into applying a less restrictive security policy than intended. This allows an authenticated user to access administrative or restricted areas they should not have permission to see.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-178
Vendors
redhat
Products
build of keycloak, data grid, jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack, single sign-on
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50846 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50847 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15573 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2499593 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Data: NVD (public domain). Analysis: local $0 model. Defensive use only.