High severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-73178
Apache Syncope: JWT Access Token takeover
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Syncope.
An administrator with adequate entitlements can get access via REST to the list of existing Access Tokens, including their signed JWT body.
These values can be then used to perform further REST requests, impersonating users with higher administration entitlements.
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Apache Syncope · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16; 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7; 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73178
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/owcdm0stb39mnkpyps0h6yw4gp2olnkj
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/4
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