{"id":"CVE-2026-78330","title":"Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope.\n\nWhen the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a succ…","summary":"Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope.\n\nWhen the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a succ…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-266"],"vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","product":"org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring","affected":["org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring >= 3.0.0-M0 <= 3.0.16","org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring >= 4.0.0-M0 <= 4.0.7","org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring >= 4.1.0-M0 <= 4.1.2"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-14T20:58:48.430","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78330","references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/vkqmmpwcdson285vtmzpbj9psw35hyo9","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/19","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T19:19:17.751065Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T15:23:07.432Z","epss":0.00599,"epssPercentile":0.4734,"slug":"CVE-2026-78330","body":"## Overview\n\nIncorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope.\n\nWhen the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can obtain admin privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid low-privileges JWT.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.8 / 4.1.3, which fix this issue.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203266,"id":"CVE-2026-78330","ts":1789416900501,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"9.8"},{"seq":203265,"id":"CVE-2026-78330","ts":1789416900501,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"critical"}]}