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CVE-2026-53421
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope.
An administrator with adequate entitlements can achieve remote code execution through the connector subsystem by relying on scripted connectors' (REST and SQL) capability to run Groovy scripts.
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 recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.7 / 4.1.2, which fix this issue by hardening the Gr
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","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"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:aad59b51bb6eb2dcc46d3dadbbb5bebd03c4c0fc64fbaec6bc01dfdc63a96c51 · sha256:3cf73be5da1f2b8b… · /containers/adp/1/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-653","description":"CWE-653 Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:aad59b51bb6eb2dcc46d3dadbbb5bebd03c4c0fc64fbaec6bc01dfdc63a96c51 · sha256:3cf73be5da1f2b8b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:aad59b51bb6eb2dcc46d3dadbbb5bebd03c4c0fc64fbaec6bc01dfdc63a96c51 · sha256:3cf73be5da1f2b8b… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/nmzvz6gb2ldm30wvyk613r8dfrb6r8yx"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:aad59b51bb6eb2dcc46d3dadbbb5bebd03c4c0fc64fbaec6bc01dfdc63a96c51 · sha256:3cf73be5da1f2b8b… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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