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CVE-2026-15573

8.1 HIGH

Published 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.
auth-bypassweburi-manipulation

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

Data: NVD (public domain). Analysis: local $0 model. Defensive use only.