OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC (CVE-2026-45048) | HOL Guard CVE

High severityCVE-2026-45048GHSA-VVHJ-W2JQ-263Q

OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-45048 records a High severity vulnerability in OpenAM Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Raw Token Disclosure Session RPC. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM (generic), org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Jun 23, 2026Material review Sep 15, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM (generic), org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAMgeneric	< 16.1.1	Not reported
org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-coremaven	<=16.0.6	16.1.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM, org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core.
Review the reported fix. Update org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core to 16.1.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Jun 23, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.1.1, SessionRequestHandler in the session management endpoint does not enforce ownership or privilege checks when a low-privileged authenticated user queries session information in deployments using stateful session storage. A requester who knows a target identity identifier can retrieve another user's active session credentials, including credentials for a more privileged account, and use them to hijack that session. This issue is fixed in version 16.1.1.

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