CVE-2026-75015: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Apache Syncope. Audit events, when sent to the configured store, are not sufficiently masked for the sensitive values they might carry on their payloads, thus allowing administrators to access such sensitive values. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-75015 describes a vulnerability in Apache Syncope where audit event payloads are not sufficiently masked for sensitive values when stored. This insufficient protection of credentials could allow administrators who access audit logs to view sensitive information that should have been masked. The affected versions include 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. The issue is resolved in versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3.
Potential Impact
Sensitive credential information contained in audit event payloads may be exposed to administrators or others with access to the audit store, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Syncope to version 4.0.8 or 4.1.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-75015: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope
Description
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Apache Syncope. Audit events, when sent to the configured store, are not sufficiently masked for the sensitive values they might carry on their payloads, thus allowing administrators to access such sensitive values. 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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.9medium
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Syncope
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-75015 describes a vulnerability in Apache Syncope where audit event payloads are not sufficiently masked for sensitive values when stored. This insufficient protection of credentials could allow administrators who access audit logs to view sensitive information that should have been masked. The affected versions include 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. The issue is resolved in versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3.
Potential Impact
Sensitive credential information contained in audit event payloads may be exposed to administrators or others with access to the audit store, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Syncope to version 4.0.8 or 4.1.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-17T13:08:21.241Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa7f05355bf5e2cf516c156
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 13:02:11 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 13:17:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 07:01:23 UTC
Views: 15
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