Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Apache Syncope.



When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can spoof another user's privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid JWT.

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.
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are disclosed (at least protocol and key), an attacker can spoof another user's privileges after completing a successful authentication and obtaining a valid JWT. 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.
Title Apache Syncope: JWT subject spoofing
Weaknesses CWE-290
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T19:45:29.921Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T09:19:56.813Z

Link: CVE-2026-87785

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-14T11:17:05.503

Modified: 2026-09-14T19:17:53.293

Link: CVE-2026-87785

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