CVE-2026-42782
HighCVSS 7.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk47th percentile - higher than 47% of all known CVEs
Summary
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can create a malicious Groovy class containing untrusted code reaching a non-sandboxed execution path via the class static initializer. This affects versions 3.0 through 3.0.16, 4.0 through 4.0.5, and 4.1.0. Fixed in 4.0.6 and 4.1.1.
Risk Assessment
An administrator can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, leading to full server compromise and data breach.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade Apache Syncope to version 4.0.6 or 4.1.1. Also restrict administrator privileges to the minimum necessary.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Syncope
See all- CVE-2026-73370Critical
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in Apache Syncope affects the Reconciliation service (pull and push). Due to incomplete delegated administration security checks, calls by administrators lacking proper entitlements may be accepted, enabling unauthorized actions.
- CVE-2026-78330Critical
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing successful authentication and obtaining a valid low-privileges JWT.
- CVE-2026-77181Critical
Apache Syncope has an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An administrator with ClientApp's update entitlement is unable to perform the related operation, while ClientApp's create entitlement is checked both for create and update operations on ClientApp.
- CVE-2026-77051Critical
Apache Syncope has an SQL Injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. An administrator with adequate entitlements can achieve execution of arbitrary SQL via stacked queries, leveraging unsanitized entityKey and opEvent parameters.
- CVE-2026-75030Critical
Apache Syncope has a missing authorization vulnerability. An administrator with task execution entitlements might be able to mass (de)provision group members, regardless of their group-related administration capabilities.
- CVE-2026-73668Critical
Apache Syncope has an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An administrator with adequate entitlements in a given Realm may be able to read via REST the full Connector configuration, confidential properties included, scoped in another Realm and thus be able to effectively duplicate such Connector instance into the Realm they have administration rights for.
- CVE-2026-73579Critical
Apache Syncope has an incorrect authorization vulnerability. Search requests are transformed into SQL, Neo4J or Elasticsearch/Opensearch queries, and the Realms filter that should restrict results to the requester's permissions may be rendered as empty for non-recursive search requests, voiding privilege restrictions.
- CVE-2026-73470Critical
Apache Syncope has an improper privilege management vulnerability. Delegations can be created or updated with Roles not owned by the delegating User, or not for the same Realm subtree under which delegation management was granted.
- CVE-2026-87802Critical
Improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When SRA is configured for OAuth 2.0 without a JWKS set URI assigned, an attacker can forge arbitrary JWTs to impersonate any user identity and permissions, gaining full access to services proxied by SRA.
- CVE-2026-87785Critical
Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can spoof another user's privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid JWT.
Original NVD description (English source)
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class containing untrusted code reaching a non-sandboxed execution path via the class static initializer. This issue affects Apache Syncope: 3.0 through 3.0.16, 4.0 through 4.0.5, 4.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.6 / 4.1.1, which fix this issue by forcing even the static initializer in Groovy code to run in a sandbox.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

