CVE-2026-53405 PUBLISHED

Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable BPMN Groovy ScriptTask

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 20.07.2026 Updated: 20.07.2026

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope.

An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy script is executed directly on the server, with no sandbox.

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 wrapping Flowable's Groovy scriptTasks with security sandbox.

Product Status

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Syncope
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3.0.0-M0 to 3.0.16 (incl.)
  • affected from 4.0.0-M0 to 4.0.6 (incl.)
  • affected from 4.1.0-M0 to 4.1.1 (incl.)

Credits

  • follycat, Y0n3er finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-653 Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization CWE