CVE-2025-65998 json
Apache Syncope: Default AES key used for internal password encryption
published 2025-11-24 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-198717 , GHSA-jqg8-m35q-jh7j
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Syncope can be configured to store the user password values in the internal database with AES encryption, though this is not the default option.
When AES is configured, the default key value, hard-coded in the source code, is always used. This allows a malicious attacker, once obtained access to the internal database content, to reconstruct the original cleartext password values. This is not affecting encrypted plain attributes, whose values are also stored using AES encryption.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.15 / 4.0.3, which fix this issue.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.syncope:syncope-core 3.0.15, 4.0.3
- org.apache.syncope.core syncope-core-spring 3.0.15, 4.0.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.syncope:syncope-core | >=4.0.0, <4.0.3 <3.0.15 |
4.0.3 3.0.15 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Syncope
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
References
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github.com
/apache/syncope/commit/297498ebfc86e4996f5e3e4ef7b7f8b1cd82004b
web
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github.com
/apache/syncope/commit/9d706af25d2e60327b8b5b63186f9da51ed79a1d
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/fjh0tb0d1xkbphc5ogdsc348ppz88cts
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2025/11/24/1
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65998
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/syncope
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-65998
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jqg8-m35q-jh7j
- NVD CVE-2025-65998
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