CVE-2026-73470 Apache Syncope: Delegating users can grant unowned Roles
Delegating users can grant roles they do not own, leading to privilege escalation in Apache Syncope.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73470?
CVE-2026-73470 is a critical vulnerability in Apache Syncope, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope.
Delegations can be created or updated with Roles not owned by the delegating User, or not for the same Realm subtree under the delegation management was granted for.
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73470?
How do I fix CVE-2026-73470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-73470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxw5-56mj-vrhj.