CVE-2025-57738 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2025-57738

Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution by delegated administrators

Vulnerability Description

Apache Syncope offers the ability to extend / customize the base behavior on every deployment by allowing to provide custom implementations of a few Java interfaces; such implementations can be provided either as Java or Groovy classes, with the latter being particularly attractive as the machinery is set for runtime reload. Such a feature has been available for a while, but recently it was discovered that a malicious administrator can inject Groovy code that can be executed remotely by a running Apache Syncope Core instance. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.14 / 4.0.2, which fix this issue by forcing the Groovy code to run in a sandbox.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mike Cole (Mantel Group)

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Syncope
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1, 3.0, 4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 20th, 2025
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-653

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.