Apache Syncope lets users escalate privileges via AuthProfile updates
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Apache Syncope from 3.0.12 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, and from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3 is affected. AuthProfile self-updates let non-admin users configure impersonation for WA surrogate authentication, an improper privilege management flaw (CWE-269). A remote user with low privileges and an account can exploit this without user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. AuthProfile self-updates allow non-admin users to configure impersonation for WA surrogate authentication. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.12 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade to 4.0.9 or 4.1.4, which fix this issue. No fixed version is listed for the 3.0.12 through 3.0.16 range.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110535
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-4mxc-3jg8-grfh
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-110535 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110535 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mxc-3jg8-grfh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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