Privilege escalation in Apache Software Foundation Syncope

CVE-2026-73470

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. Delegations can be created or updated with Roles not owned by the delegating User, or not for the same Realm subtree under the delegation management was granted for. 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: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73470?
CVE-2026-73470 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Syncope, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-73470?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.