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CVE-2026-23795

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Syncope Console.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 1.98%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Syncope Console. An administrator with adequate entitlements to create or edit Keymaster parameters via Console can construct malicious XML text to launch an XXE attack, thereby causing sensitive data leakage occurs. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0 through 3.0.15, from 4.0 through 4.0.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.16 / 4.0.4, which fix this issue.

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.98% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
apache/syncope
Source
security@apache.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.