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CVE-2026-53405
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope.
An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy script is executed directly on the server, with no sandbox.
This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 Through 4.0.6, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1.
Users are re
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"org.apache.syncope.ext.flowable:syncope-ext-flowable-bpmn","product":"Apache Syncope","vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.0.16","status":"affected","version":"3.0.0-M0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"4.0.6","status":"affected","version":"4.0.0-M0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"4.1.1","status":"affected","version":"4.1.0-M0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-653","description":"CWE-653 Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/6"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:21286ecab16091f211182e27c0ecb6ceaf5de035844e4f7016b3f545d935740b · sha256:ff050acc66bc242a… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/vdq0tk6ylffz6trbgbllj9kb1ndzff7k"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:21286ecab16091f211182e27c0ecb6ceaf5de035844e4f7016b3f545d935740b · sha256:ff050acc66bc242a… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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