# CVE-2026-63071: Apache Syncope: RCE via Groovy Sandbox bypass

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-21

## Affected

- org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-spring: 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

## Description

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements for Implementations can create a malicious Groovy class containing untrusted code bypassing the Groovy security 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 tightening the Groovy security sandbox.

## What to do

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

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2236mlm6hbvs6g16yqz5y9s8bb7q1lo1

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