Apache Syncope permission granting and access control issues

Apache Syncope is an open-source identity management and governance system that primarily provides features for user management, permission control, and role assignment. Apache Syncope has a security vulnerability that arises from the improper validation of authorization for users who register or...

CVE-2026-62183 Apache Syncope: User self-service privilege escalation

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. When: the all-Java user workflow adapter is configured, or the Flowable user workflow adapter is configured, bearing a BPMN definition not requiring admin approval for user self registration of self update requests the following...

CVE-2026-53405

Apache Syncope is affected by CVE-2026-53405 where importing and starting BPMN processes containing a Groovy scriptTask enables the script to execute on the server without sandboxing. Affected versions: 3.0.0-M0–3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0–4.0.6, 4.1.0-M0–4.1.1. The issue arises from improper isolation, ena...

CVE-2026-53405 Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable BPMN Groovy ScriptTask

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy...

EUVD-2026-45956

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy...

CVE-2026-53405 Apache Syncope: Remote Code Execution via Flowable BPMN Groovy ScriptTask

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in Apache Syncope. An administrator with adequate entitlements can import arbitrary BPMN process definitions via the REST API and then start the process. When a BPMN process containing a Groovy scriptTask is imported and started, the Groovy...

Flow code issues and vulnerabilities

Flow is a free and open-source enterprise-level process application developed by FlowwJ, a Chinese developer. It combines technologies such as Flowable to create an integrated process engine solution. There are code issues and vulnerabilities in Flow; these vulnerabilities stem from incorrect...

Flowable 2025.2 Brings Governed Multi-Agent AI Orchestration to Enterprises

Flowable has launched version 2025.2 of its enterprise work orchestration platform, adding support for governed multi-agent AI, impact…...

Gartner Recognizes Flowable in 2025 Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies

ZÜRICH, Switzerland - Flowable, a global provider of enterprise automation and orchestration software, has been recognized in the…...

Governance-Driven Automation: How Flowable Is Redefining Digital Process Management

A newly published independent research report highlights Flowable’s rise in the digital process automation market. Built on open-source…...

Flowable Named in the latest Gartner® Market Guide for BPA Tools

ZURICH, Switzerland - Zurich-based automation platform Flowable has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner newly released…...

Flowable’s Smart Automation Tools Are Reshaping How Enterprises Operate in 2025

As more businesses face pressure to do more with fewer resources, automation platforms like Flowable are becoming central…...

A Bootiful Podcast: Flowable cofounder and my friend Joram Barrez on workflow, case management, AI, Spring, and so much more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I catch up with my friend Joram Barrez, cofounder of Flowable, an amazing and opensource workflow engine, on their latest and greatest, AI, Spring, and so much more. workflow bpmn apache2 springboot java...

This Week in Spring - August 23rd, 2022

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! Weve got a ton to cover, so lets dive right into it! A Bootiful Podcast: Flowable founder Joram Barrez on a Bootiful Podcast on workflow, business process management, and more Building IoT Applications Using Fauna and Spring...

A Bootiful Podcast: Flowable founder Joram Barrez on a Bootiful Podcast on workflow, business process management, and more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long @starbuxman talks to Flowable founder Joram Barrez @jbarrez about workflow, business process management BPM, decision management, rules, and so much more...

Shell command injection in Apache Syncope

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution...

GHSA-P2RP-CMJQ-R7WM Shell command injection in Apache Syncope

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution...

CVE-2020-11977

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution...

CVE-2020-11977

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution...

Remote code execution

In Apache Syncope 2.1.X releases prior to 2.1.7, when the Flowable extension is enabled, an administrator with workflow entitlements can use Shell Service Tasks to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution...