CVE-2026-77147: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy Command class containing untrusted code in their CommandArgs static implementation, 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 4.0.7, 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
This vulnerability in Apache Syncope involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94), where an administrator with appropriate entitlements for Implementations can inject malicious Groovy code in their CommandArgs static implementation. This bypasses the Groovy security sandbox, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code. The affected versions are 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 vendor recommends upgrading to 4.0.8 or 4.1.3 to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrative privileges for Implementations can execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious Groovy commands, bypassing sandbox protections. This could lead to unauthorized code execution within the affected Apache Syncope environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Syncope to versions 4.0.8 or 4.1.3, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified or required according to the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-77147: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope
Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy Command class containing untrusted code in their CommandArgs static implementation, 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 4.0.7, 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 6.5medium
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Syncope
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apache Syncope involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94), where an administrator with appropriate entitlements for Implementations can inject malicious Groovy code in their CommandArgs static implementation. This bypasses the Groovy security sandbox, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code. The affected versions are 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 vendor recommends upgrading to 4.0.8 or 4.1.3 to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrative privileges for Implementations can execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious Groovy commands, bypassing sandbox protections. This could lead to unauthorized code execution within the affected Apache Syncope environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Syncope to versions 4.0.8 or 4.1.3, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified or required according to the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-20T13:10:56.723Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa7f05355bf5e2cf516c159
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 13:02:11 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 13:17:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 07:01:23 UTC
Views: 15
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