CVE-2026-78330

critical · 9.8

Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid low-privileges JWT. 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.

9.8

CVSS

0.6%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

51st

EPSS percentile

2026-09-14

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-266

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/vkqmmpwcdson285vtmzpbj9psw35hyo9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/19

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