What is CVE-2025-65998?

CVE-2025-65998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Syncope, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-65998?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Syncope

CVE-2025-65998

Apache Syncope can be configured to store the user password values in the internal database with AES encryption, though this is not the default option. When AES is configured, the default key value, hard-coded in the source code, is alway…

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Syncope
Apache Software Foundation Syncope — versions 2.1, 3.0, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-65998?: CVE-2025-65998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Syncope, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-65998?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.