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OpenAM before 16.1.3 Improper Authorization in Delegated Session-Destroy Realm Scoping

Priority LOW 30CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators to destroy sessions outside their realms because realm checks use the requester's realm. Authenticated accounts holding the iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions attribute can supply a target session identifier or handle to forcibly log out users in any realm.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenAM (OpenIdentityPlatform): 16.1.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenIdentityPlatformOpenAMbefore 16.1.316.1.3Patch availableCNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenAM (OpenIdentityPlatform) Fixed in 16.1.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM 16.1.3

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-67490 OpenAM before 16.1.3 Unauthenticated Arbitrary Class Instantiation via JAX-RPC InterfacePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-67494 OpenAM before 16.1.3 PKCE Enforcement Bypass via OAuth 2.0 Hybrid FlowsPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-67495 OpenAM before 16.1.3 Cross-Realm Session Disclosure via Sessions REST EndpointPriority LOW 30

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86x4-hjp8-8h99
  3. 2026-10-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-20332 OpenDJ Denial of Service (Dos) using alias loop CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-25836 Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution via `jato.clientSession` Deserialization in OpenAM CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-86693 Session token disclosure in OpenAM notification WebSocket CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-86692 Authentication bypass in OpenAM SAML login accepts unsigned assertions CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-86691 Privilege escalation in OpenAM via self-registration attribute bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-86685 Unbounded Java deserialization in OpenAM enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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