CVE-2026-53405

Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable BPMN Groovy ScriptTask

Published Jul 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy script 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 4.0.6, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1.




Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.7 / 4.1.2, which fix this issue by wrapping Flowable's Groovy scriptTasks with security sandbox.

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache syncope
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache syncope
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Description 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 Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy script 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 4.0.6, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.7 / 4.1.2, which fix this issue by wrapping Flowable's Groovy scriptTasks with security sandbox.
Title Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable BPMN Groovy ScriptTask
Weaknesses CWE-653
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Jul 21, 2026, 2:57 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 9:39 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 20, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 8:10 PM