Groovy sandbox bypass in Apache Syncope allows code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apache Syncope from 3.0.0-M0 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. An improper isolation flaw (CWE-653) lets untrusted code run on a separate thread, bypassing the Groovy security sandbox. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class to run that code. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, critical.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Improper isolation or compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class running untrusted code on a separate Thread, thus bypassing the Groovy security sandbox. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 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
- Yes
- 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 Apache Syncope 4.0.9 or 4.1.4, which fix this issue. The sources list no fixed version for Apache Syncope.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113687
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-c3hq-q859-rf65
- 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-2026-113687 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113687 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3hq-q859-rf65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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