Skip to content
OpenAdvisories
Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-123549 EUVD-2026-119434GHSA-f3q2-cw3w-jw26

OpenAM before 16.1.4 Privilege Escalation via Self-Registration Attribute Bypass

Published Nov 8, 2026 · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

OpenAM before 16.1.4 fails to enforce the Valid Creation Attributes list during self-registration, allowing anonymous attackers to set restricted attributes including group membership. Attackers can register through the legacy self-service REST endpoint or User Self-Service flow to join administrative groups and gain full administrative control of OpenAM.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM < 16.1.4 16.1.4

References