CVE-2026-45051 PUBLISHED

OpenAM Pre-auth RCE via Java Deserialization in WebAuthn Authenticator Storage

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 15.09.2026 Updated: 15.09.2026

Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.1.1, WebAuthnAuthentication loads a serialized AuthenticatorImpl object graph from the configured userAttribute through loadAuthenticators without an ObjectInputFilter. Exploitation requires the WebAuthn flow to be reachable and an attacker to have previously written controlled data to that attribute through delegated administration, provisioning, directory access, legacy REST self-registration, or unsafe configuration. When those non-default conditions hold, the data is deserialized before assertion verification and can execute a classpath gadget in the application server process. This issue is fixed in version 16.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Product Status

Vendor OpenIdentityPlatform
Product OpenAM
Versions
  • Version < 16.1.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE