A vulnerability allows users authenticating through a federated OIDC provider to obtain the uaa.admin scope despite operators restricting that provider through externalGroupsWhitelist configuration. The issue occurs specifically when an OIDC identity provider uses groupMappingMode: AS_SCOPES with a wildcard externalGroupsWhitelist entry.
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A vulnerability allows users authenticating through a federated OIDC provider to obtain the uaa.admin scope despite operators restricting that provider through externalGroupsWhitelist configuration. The issue occurs specifically when an OIDC identity provider uses groupMappingMode: AS_SCOPES with a wildcard externalGroupsWhitelist entry. | |
| Title | Federated OIDC Users Can Bypass externalGroupsWhitelist to Gain uaa.admin | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
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Updated: 2026-09-11T09:20:14.343Z
Reserved: 2026-05-20T10:00:51.003Z
Link: CVE-2026-47839
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T10:16:51.567
Modified: 2026-09-11T10:16:51.567
Link: CVE-2026-47839
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