CVE-2026-109083 (GCVE-0-2026-109083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-02 13:04 – Updated: 2026-11-02 21:05
VLAI
Title
Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable JUEL expression
Summary
Improper isolation or compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a JUEL expression is imported and started, the expression is executed directly on the server, with no sandbox. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0 through 4.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue by rejecting BPMN definitions including expression attributes.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-653 - Improper isolation or compartmentalization
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1112 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope Affected: 3.0.0-M0 , ≤ 3.0.16 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0-M0 , ≤ 4.0.8 (semver)
Affected: 4.1.0 , ≤ 4.1.3 (semver)
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Credits
Josh Bressers Yll Berisha
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