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Critical [CVE-2026-53405] Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope

This critical-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-53405 affecting Apache Syncope.

CVE-2026-53405 Published Jul 20, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 27, 2026
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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 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.

Affected versions
  • 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16
  • 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.6
  • 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.1.
  • through 4.1.1

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 4.0.7
  • 4.1.2

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • 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.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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