CVE-2026-53421
Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Scripted Connector
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 67th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources
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What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- Apache Software Foundation Apache SyncopeAffected: ≥ 3.0.0-M0, ≤ 3.0.16Upgrade to: after 3.0.16Affected: ≥ 4.0.0-M0, ≤ 4.0.6Upgrade to: after 4.0.6Affected: ≥ 4.1.0-M0, ≤ 4.1.1Upgrade to: after 4.1.1Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 67th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
9 events over 96 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, record updated, record updated
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
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