# CVE-2026-73470: Apache Syncope: Delegating users can grant unowned Roles

- 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: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- org.apache.syncope.core:syncope-core-provisioning-java: 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

## Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. Delegations can be created or updated with Roles not owned by the delegating User, or not for the same Realm subtree under the delegation management was granted for. This 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. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.8 / 4.1.3, which fix this issue.

## What to do

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

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/13hph8sgx3wo6m103x0oc0zydf5rkl8y

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