SCA: security update for org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring (GHSA-gq7g-vg2q-jvq3)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444183

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate
entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class containing untrusted code reaching a
non-sandboxed execution path via the class static initializer. This issue affects Apache Syncope: 3.0
through 3.0.16, 4.0 through 4.0.5, 4.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.6 / 4.1.1, which
fix this issue by forcing even the static initializer in Groovy code to run in a sandbox. (CVE-2026-42782)

Solution

Update the org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring library and its related packages to version 4.0.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq7g-vg2q-jvq3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 444183

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/30/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42782

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42782

cwe: CWE-653