{"id":"CVE-2026-113511","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-113511"],"related":[],"title":"Apache Syncope: delegated admins can move realms they should not control","description":"Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in Apache Syncope.\n\n\n\nA delegated administrator can relocate a Realm subtree across administrative realm boundaries without permission for the destination\nThis issue affects Apache Syncope: from 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, from 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.8, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.3.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.9 / 4.1.4, which fix this issue.","summary":"A delegated administrator can move a Realm subtree into an administrative realm they have no permission for. This lets them change access boundaries beyond what they were granted.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apache-syncope","identity-management","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-delegated-admins","version-outside-range"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Syncope version against the affected ranges: `3.0.0-M0` through `3.0.16`, `4.0.0-M0` through `4.0.8`, `4.1.0-M0` through `4.1.3`.\n- Look for delegated administrators who can relocate realms in the Syncope admin console or REST API.","fix":"- Upgrade Apache Syncope 4.0.x to `4.0.9`.\n- Upgrade Apache Syncope 4.1.x to `4.1.4`.\n- Versions 3.0.x: unknown (the sources list 3.0.16 as affected and give no fixed 3.0 release).","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-02T14:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T14:23:23+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-02T14:24:56+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:24:56+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-02T14:24:56Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade Apache Syncope 4.0.x to `4.0.9`.\n- Upgrade Apache Syncope 4.1.x to `4.1.4`.\n- Versions 3.0.x: unknown (the sources list 3.0.16 as affected and give no fixed 3.0 release).","reach":"network","title":"Apache Syncope: delegated admins can move realms they should not control","impact":"medium","summary":"A delegated administrator can move a Realm subtree into an administrative realm they have no permission for. This lets them change access boundaries beyond what they were granted.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apache-syncope","identity-management","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"delegated admin gains control over realms outside their scope","analyst_note":"Confirm whether a 3.0.x fixed version exists and whether default configurations allow realm delegation, using the NVD entry and Apache Syncope advisory.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Syncope version against the affected ranges: `3.0.0-M0` through `3.0.16`, `4.0.0-M0` through `4.0.8`, `4.1.0-M0` through `4.1.3`.\n- Look for delegated administrators who can relocate realms in the Syncope admin console or REST API.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["no-delegated-admins","version-outside-range"],"who_is_affected":"Organizations running Apache Syncope for identity and user provisioning that delegate realm administration to other administrators. Exposure depends on whether delegated admins can relocate realms; installations without delegated realm administrators are less exposed. 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Exposure depends on whether delegated admins can relocate realms; installations without delegated realm administrators are less exposed. The sources do not say whether default configurations are affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["apachesyncope","identitymanagement","package","selfhosted","unknown"],"first_public_at":"2026-11-02T14:17:35+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-113511","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113511","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-02T14:17:35+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-02T14:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T14:23:23+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-02T14:23:23+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}