Answer in brief
CVE-2026-18203 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Keycloak-services: keycloak-services: group policy extendchildren matches sibling group path prefixes. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/keycloak-services (generic), Red Hat/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Red Hat/keycloak-services (generic), Red Hat/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_keycloak:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/keycloak-servicesgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9/rhbk-keycloak-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhbk-openshift-rhel9/rhbk-openshift-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 3, 2026
A flaw was found in the group policy evaluation logic of Keycloak, an identity and access management solution. When a group policy is set to extend permissions to child groups, the system incorrectly uses a simple text-based prefix check to verify group membership. This allows a user who belongs to a different group with a similar starting name to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized access to administrative functions or protected resources.
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