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CVE-2026-45048 — Vulnerability in...

HIGH

OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC

Published June 23, 2026Updated June 23, 2026Source: osv

Summary

## 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 23, 2026 (111 days ago).
  • Last revised June 23, 2026 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core to 16.1.1 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 16.1.1 for org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core
maven
14.5.2, 14.5.3, 14.5.4, 14.6.1 (+36 more)16.1.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE
  • CWE-285
    Improper AuthorizationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-45048?
OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-45048?
CVE-2026-45048 affects org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-45048 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-vvhj-w2jq-263q

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