CVE-2026-62183 (GCVE-0-2026-62183)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-20 14:23 – Updated: 2026-07-21 14:57
VLAI
Title
Apache Syncope: User self-service privilege escalation
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When: * the all-Java user workflow adapter is configured, or * the Flowable user workflow adapter is configured, bearing a BPMN definition not requiring admin approval for user self registration of self update requests the following scenario could happen. A REST API call can allow the user to grant themselves one or more of defined Roles, thus gaining their Entitlements and becoming in fact an administrator; the actual Entitlements gained depend on the Roles that are effectively defined on the specific Syncope deployment. 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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope Affected: 3.0.0-M0 , ≤ 3.0.16 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0-M0 , ≤ 4.0.6 (semver)
Affected: 4.1.0-M0 , ≤ 4.1.1 (semver)
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Nic Jones elin kai
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