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 Groovy security sandbox.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/nmzvz6gb2ldm30wvyk613r8dfrb6r8yx	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:syncope::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-07-20 15:16

Updated : 2026-07-27 15:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-53421

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53421

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53421

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Products Affected

apache

syncope

CWE

CWE-653

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

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