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.
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History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache syncope
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache syncope

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Apache Syncope: User self-service privilege escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-21T14:57:08.107Z

Reserved: 2026-07-13T14:30:10.801Z

Link: CVE-2026-62183

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T14:40:04.132Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-20T15:16:44.860

Modified: 2026-07-27T14:59:50.457

Link: CVE-2026-62183

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-01T07:30:13Z

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