Critical severity · published Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-45051
OpenAM Pre-auth RCE via Java Deserialization in WebAuthn Authenticator Storage
9.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenAM · OpenIdentityPlatform
< 16.1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45051
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45051
github.com
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/8b02328d36bc9cd40602128a6d399d1eda9e6753
github.com
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/releases/tag/16.1.1
github.com
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-6c99-87fr-6q7r
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