CVE-2026-46623
Published:July 01, 2026
Updated:July 01, 2026
Summary Description An Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) and Use of Weak Credentials (CWE-1391) issue in OpenAM's OAuth2 authentication module silently rewrites a local user's password to the literal string of their username on OAuth2 re-login of an existing account. The default ldapService chain then accepts the username as the password for that user, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to obtain a session via the standard authenticate endpoint with both username and password set to the username, without any IdP interaction. This affects OpenAM Community Edition through version 16.0.6 and was patched in version 16.1.1. Impact OpenAM Community Edition deployments through version 16.0.6 that use the OAuth2 authentication module with account creation enabled (the default) are potentially affected. After two OAuth logins of a given user, that user's local password becomes their username, and the account is reachable through the default ldapService chain with username as both identifier and password. For pre-existing users whose IdP profile resolves against an existing local identifier, the rewrite fires on the very first re-login. Usernames shorter than the default minimum password length have the rewrite silently denied (so very short administrative accounts are not affected), and the same update path marks accounts active on every OAuth login, silently reactivating disabled accounts. Successful exploitation grants an unauthenticated attacker a session carrying the victim principal's privileges. Patch This has been patched in OpenAM Community Edition version 16.1.1. Users are encouraged to update to the latest release.
Affected Packages
org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-oauth2 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=14.5.2 <16.1.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 16.1.1Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE