Improper privilege management in Apache Syncope - CVE-2026-73470
Published: September 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149984
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-73470
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to grant roles they do not own.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in delegation management when creating or updating delegations. A remote user can create or update a delegation with roles they do not own or roles outside the authorized realm subtree to grant roles they do not own.
Affected software
Apache Syncope
How to mitigate CVE-2026-73470
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Syncope - addressed in versions 4.0.8, 4.1.3