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CVE-2026-45048GHSA-vvhj-w2jq-263q

OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC

OpenIdentityPlatform org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-coremavenLibraries & packages
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CVSS
8.5High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.43%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of CVEs. Scored 28 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in16.1.1Fixed versionGitHub
Published15 Sep 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 16.1.1org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, mavenGitHub<dependency><groupId>org.openidentityplatform.openam</groupId><artifactId>openam-core</artifactId><version>16.1.1</version></dependency>
  • 16.1.1org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, MavenOSV<dependency><groupId>org.openidentityplatform.openam</groupId><artifactId>openam-core</artifactId><version>16.1.1</version></dependency>

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

Summary

Description

An insufficient authorization (CWE-285) and information exposure (CWE-200) issue in OpenAM's session management endpoint allows a low-privileged authenticated user to retrieve active session credentials belonging to other users, including those with higher privileges. This affects OpenAM Community Edition through version 16.0.6 and was patched in version 16.1.1.

This may be related to CVE-2021-4201, a similar issue patched in ForgeRock Access Management, a separate product sharing a common codebase ancestry.

Impact

OpenAM Community Edition deployments through version 16.0.6 using stateful session storage and exposing the session management endpoint are potentially affected. The endpoint does not enforce ownership or privilege checks when querying session information, meaning an authenticated user may retrieve active session credentials for arbitrary users. Successful exploitation requires a valid low-privilege session and knowledge of a target user's identity identifier, which may be obtainable through normal platform functionality.

If credentials belonging to a highly privileged account are obtained, this could enable further administrative actions within the platform

Patch

This has been patched in OpenAM Community Edition version 16.1.1. Users are encouraged to update to the latest release.

Text from GitHub Advisory Database

Affected versions 43

  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, maven<= 16.0.6GitHub
  • OpenAMaffected: < 16.1.1CVE List
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Mavenfrom first release, fixed in 16.1.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.5.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.5.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.5.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.5OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.6.6OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.7.0OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.7.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.7.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.7.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.7.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.8.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.8.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.8.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven14.8.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.0.0OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.0.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.0.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.0.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.0.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.0OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.5OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.1.6OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.2.0OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.2.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven15.2.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.1OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.2OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.3OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.4OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.5OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.0.6OSV
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, Maven16.1.0OSV

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