# CVE-2026-110535: Apache Syncope: AuthProfile value escalation via self-service update

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115151, GHSA-4MXC-3JG8-GRFH
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-02 · Updated: 2026-11-02

## Summary

Apache Syncope, an open-source identity management system, is affected. A flaw lets regular non-administrator users change their own authentication profile to enable impersonation, allowing them to act as other users during login and gain access beyond their intended privileges.

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## Affected

- org.apache.syncope.core.am:syncope-core-am-logic: from 3.0.12, through 3.0.16; from 4.0.0-M0, through 4.0.8; from 4.1.0-M0, through 4.1.3

## Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. AuthProfile self-updates allow non-admin users to configure impersonation for WA surrogate authentication. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.12 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.syncope.core.am:syncope-core-am-logic, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/25vbq0pvj8svk8gl8pjld1j0nzrdxy26

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