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Apache Syncope disclosed three vulnerabilities in its identity-management platform that can allow authorized administrators with applicable entitlements to manipulate backend databases through SQL injection, bypass the Groovy sandbox to execute code in the application context, or reuse JWT access tokens to impersonate more privileged users. Affected versions span the 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1 release branches, including 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2, depending on the vulnerable component.
Organizations should upgrade to Apache Syncope 4.0.8 or 4.1.3, review privileged-user and REST API activity, and investigate anomalous Task-search queries or other suspicious database behavior. Administrators should also rotate potentially exposed JWTs to reduce the risk of token reuse and privilege impersonation.
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Apache Syncope fixed the three disclosed vulnerabilities in versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3. Organizations were advised to upgrade affected deployments, review privileged and REST API activity, and rotate potentially exposed tokens.
Apache Syncope disclosed CVE-2026-82232 (SQL injection in Task search), CVE-2026-77147 (Groovy sandbox-bypass code injection), and CVE-2026-73178 (JWT access-token takeover). The issues affect specified 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1 releases and require administrators with applicable permissions or entitlements to exploit.
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Apache released security updates for its Syncope identity and access management platform to fix multiple vulnerabilities across the 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1 branches, including remote code execution, SQL injection, privilege escalation, SSRF, information disclosure, XXE, XSS, and cryptographic weaknesses. The most severe issues include several Groovy-related post-authentication RCE flaws, while `CVE-2026-57308` affects Audit Events search through an unsanitized sort parameter that can enable authenticated SQL injection, and `CVE-2026-62183` can let a regular user elevate privileges through certain self-service workflow configurations and obtain administrator-level entitlements. Affected releases include Syncope 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.6, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1 for the newly disclosed SQL injection and privilege escalation bugs, with Apache delivering fixes in versions **4.0.7** and **4.1.2** and noting that some older flaws were addressed in earlier point releases such as **4.1.1**, **4.0.6**, **4.0.4**, **4.0.3**, **3.0.16**, and **3.0.15**. Apache said binary hotfixes are not available, requiring organizations to upgrade or rebuild from patched source, and urged administrators to review roles, entitlements, and self-service workflows; no public exploitation has been confirmed.
Jul 24, 2026
The Apache Software Foundation released security updates for *Apache Syncope* to address vulnerabilities that could enable **session hijacking** and **sensitive data exposure** in identity-management deployments. One issue, **CVE-2026-23794**, is a **reflected XSS** flaw in the **Enduser Login** page where an attacker can trick a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim’s browser and potential theft of session cookies or actions performed as the user. A second issue, **CVE-2026-23795**, is an **XML External Entity (XXE)** vulnerability in the **Syncope Console** related to creating/editing **Keymaster parameters**; it requires an attacker to have (or obtain) administrator-level entitlements, but can then be used to submit malicious XML to trigger data leakage and potentially facilitate session compromise. Reported affected versions include **3.0–3.0.15** and **4.0–4.0.3**, with fixes available in **3.0.16** and **4.0.4**; organizations running impacted releases are advised to upgrade promptly, particularly given Syncope’s role in authentication and access control.
Jun 29, 2026
Apache Syncope disclosed **CVE-2026-57308**, an important SQL injection vulnerability in the Audit Events search functionality that can let an authenticated administrator with sufficient entitlements execute arbitrary SQL through stacked queries. The issue is caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, specifically unsanitized `sort` parameters handled by the application. The vulnerability affects Apache Syncope versions `3.0.0-M0` through `3.0.16`, `4.0.0-M0` through `4.0.6`, and `4.1.0-M0` through `4.1.1`. Apache advised users to upgrade to **4.0.7** or **4.1.2** to remediate the flaw, and credited **Lennart Hostettler** with reporting the issue.
Jul 20, 2026