Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope.

When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid low-privileges JWT.



This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.8 / 4.1.3, which fix this issue.

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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +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'}

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


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Description Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid low-privileges JWT. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.8 / 4.1.3, which fix this issue.
Title Apache Syncope: Privilege escalation for admin user via JWT authentication
Weaknesses CWE-266
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T19:20:54.424Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T09:50:26.557Z

Link: CVE-2026-78330

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T18:09:18.554Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-14T13:18:47.123

Modified: 2026-09-14T20:58:48.430

Link: CVE-2026-78330

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T20:00:08Z

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