Information disclosure in Apache Software Foundation Syncope

CVE-2026-73178

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can get access via REST to the list of existing Access Tokens, including their signed JWT body. These values can be then used to perform further REST requests, impersonating users with higher administration entitlements. 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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73178?
CVE-2026-73178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Syncope, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-73178?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.