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CVE-2026-77051: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-77051cvecve-2026-77051cwe-89
Published: 09/14/2026 (09/14/2026, 12:52:49 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Apache Software Foundation
Product: Apache Syncope

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can achieve execution of arbitrary SQL via stacked queries, leveraging unsanitized entityKey and opEvent parameters. 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 9.8critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Syncope

Affected versions
>=3.0.0-M0 <=3.0.16>=4.0.0-M0 <=4.0.7>=4.1.0-M0 <=4.1.2
Mavenmore threats →cve
Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-persistence-jpa
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-persistence-jpa
Affected versions
>=3.0.0-M0 <=3.0.16>=4.0.0-M0 <=4.0.7>=4.1.0-M0 <=4.1.2

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/14/2026, 13:17:09 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-77051 is an SQL Injection vulnerability in Apache Syncope where an administrator with adequate entitlements can execute arbitrary SQL commands through stacked queries by exploiting unsanitized input parameters entityKey and opEvent. This vulnerability affects multiple version ranges of Apache Syncope and is resolved by upgrading to versions 4.0.8 or 4.1.3.

Potential Impact

An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or destruction within the affected Apache Syncope deployments.

Mitigation Recommendations

Users should upgrade Apache Syncope to version 4.0.8 or 4.1.3, which contain fixes for this SQL Injection vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
apache
Date Reserved
2026-08-20T09:33:19.366Z
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aa7f05355bf5e2cf516c158

Added to database: 09/14/2026, 13:02:11 UTC

Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 13:17:09 UTC

Last updated: 09/15/2026, 07:01:23 UTC

Views: 14

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