{"id":"CVE-2025-57738","title":"Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, …","summary":"Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, …","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-653"],"vendor":"apache","product":"syncope","affected":["syncope >= 2.1.0, < 3.0.14","syncope >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2"],"patched":["syncope 4.0.2"],"published":"2025-10-20","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:10:00.563","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57738","references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/x7cv6xv7z76y49grdr1hgj1pzw5zbby6","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/20/1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.23185,"epssPercentile":0.97719,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.817Z","slug":"CVE-2025-57738","body":"## Overview\n\nApache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload.\nSuch a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `syncope >= 2.1.0, < 3.0.14`\n- `syncope >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `syncope 4.0.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":44,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":4.6,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}