# CVE-2026-11986: Keycloak-rest-admin-ui-ext: authorization bypass vulnerability in the admin-ui-ext bulk role-mapping-delete endpoints of keycloak

- Also known as: GHSA-6W3V-MCFH-M3Q7, BIT-KEYCLOAK-2026-11986
- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.7.0
- Published: 2026-06-11 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- keycloak-rest-admin-ui-ext: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9: version range not reported
- keycloak-rest-admin-ui-ext: version range not reported
- org.keycloak:keycloak-rest-admin-ui-ext (Maven): fixed in 26.7.0

## Description

A flaw was found in the admin-ui-ext component of Keycloak, which provides extended administrative user interface capabilities. The issue occurs because certain bulk role-removal endpoints fail to perform granular permission checks when deleting role mappings. This allows a delegated administrator with limited permissions to remove highly privileged roles from other users or groups, potentially disrupting administrative access control.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhbk/keycloak-operator-bundle, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9, rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (26.7.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11986
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487906

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