Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-45052OpenAM Pre-auth User Profile Tampering via Anonymous SOAP Authn in Liberty IDPP/Discovery Endpoints
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in OpenAM from OpenIdentityPlatform. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.1.1, the Liberty Web Services SOAP receiver permits unauthenticated remote requests to write persistent entries through SOAPReceiver and DiscoveryService into a user's Liberty Discovery store and the shared root-realm Discovery branch. The server-side handlers bypass requester LDAP and identity ACLs, and the global path uses an internal administrative token. Deployments that consume Liberty discovery data can subsequently use manipulated service-routing or security-mechanism records. This issue is fixed in version 16.1.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library | 16.1.1 | GHSA-p462-xxwx-pqf4 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenIdentityPlatform | OpenAM | < 16.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-p462-xxwx-pqf4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/07e402c3f6321fbe5ffdb213f3817f09a8fc81de x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/releases/tag/16.1.1 x_refsource_MISC