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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.8 Critical

CVE-2026-53421

Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Scripted Connector

Description

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 Groovy security sandbox.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope

Default version status: unaffected

  • 3.0.0-M0 to ≤ 3.0.16affected
  • 4.0.0-M0 to ≤ 4.0.6affected
  • 4.1.0-M0 to ≤ 4.1.1affected

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