CVE-2026-78330 PUBLISHED

Apache Syncope: Privilege escalation for admin user via JWT authentication

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 24.08.2026 Published: 14.09.2026 Updated: 14.09.2026

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.

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 4.0.7 (incl.)
  • affected from 4.1.0-M0 to 4.1.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Moritz Theile finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-266 Incorrect privilege assignment CWE