Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-113687Apache Syncope: RCE via ProcessGroovyMethodsSandbox bypass

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In plain English

A security flaw in Apache Syncope from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper isolation or compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class running untrusted code on a separate Thread, thus bypassing the Groovy security sandbox. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope 3.0.0-M0 – through 3.0.164.0.0-M0 – through 4.0.84.1.0-M0 – through 4.1.3

Weakness: CWE-653

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