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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.","score":9.8,"severity":"critical","published":"2026-11-08T01:37:53.496Z","modified":"2026-11-12T18:06:05.119Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[],"products":[{"vendor":"OpenIdentityPlatform","name":"OpenAM","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"16.1.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"16.1.4","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:maven/org.openidentityplatform.openam/openam-core-rest","packageIdentity":{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core-rest"},"cpes":[],"source":"VulnCheck","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123549"}],"remediation":[],"references":["https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-jv8f-m88g-h6mm","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openam-before-16.1.4-privilege-escalation-via-self-registration-attribute-bypass"],"sources":[{"name":"CVE","id":"CVE-2026-123549","modified":"2026-11-12T18:06:05.119Z","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123549"}],"assessments":[{"source":"VulnCheck","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.3},{"source":"VulnCheck","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8}],"sourceAffected":[],"observedAt":"2026-11-12T19:39:38.675Z","kev":{"status":"not-listed","checkedAt":"2026-11-15T03:00:33.317Z"},"coverage":[{"source":"NVD","status":"available","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:34.782Z","attemptedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:34.782Z"},{"source":"GHSA","status":"no-result","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.052Z","attemptedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.052Z"},{"source":"EUVD","status":"available","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.511Z","attemptedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.511Z"},{"source":"EPSS","status":"no-result","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.799Z","attemptedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.799Z"}],"evidence":[{"source":"NVD","id":"CVE-2026-123549","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123549","modified":"2026-11-08T02:16:46.247","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:34.782Z"},{"source":"NVD","id":"CVE-2026-123549","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123549","modified":"2026-11-08T02:16:46.247","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:34.782Z"},{"source":"ENISA EUVD","id":"EUVD-2026-119434","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-119434","modified":"Nov 8, 2026, 1:37:53 AM","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","checkedAt":"2026-11-08T03:15:35.511Z"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"OpenAM before version 16.1.4 has a privilege escalation vulnerability via self-registration attribute bypass, allowing anonymous attackers to gain administrative control. The weakness is due to improper privilege management. Attackers can exploit this via the legacy self-service REST endpoint or User Self-Service flow.","model":"@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast","generatedAt":"2026-11-08T02:21:26.380Z","sources":[{"name":"CVE","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123549"}]}}