# CVE-2026-45052: Open Identity Platform OpenAM improper authorization in Liberty Discovery Endpoints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-45052-open-identity-platform-openam-improper-authorization-in-liberty  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-15. Updated: 2026-06-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-45052 · Severity: critical · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-09-15

OpenAM is an open-source access management platform used to secure web applications and manage user identities. A security flaw in its legacy Liberty Web Services component allows unauthorized individuals to modify user profile data and system discovery records without a password. This could allow an attacker to redirect service traffic or manipulate security settings, potentially leading to unauthorized access or service disruption.

Technologies: [org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-openidentityplatform-openam-openam-federation-library), [Open Identity Platform OpenAM Community Edition](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/openam-community-edition). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven), [Open Identity Platform](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/open-identity-platform).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-45052 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-45052 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-45052?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 15 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library (Maven) <= 16.0.6, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=16.1.1; Open Identity Platform OpenAM Community Edition <= 16.0.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-45052?** Yes. org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library (Maven): upgrade to 16.1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-45052 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-45052?** Check whether you run org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library (Maven) or Open Identity Platform OpenAM Community Edition at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library (Maven): upgrade to 16.1.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-federation-library to 16.1.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Technical details

An Improper Authorization (CWE-285) vulnerability exists in the Liberty Web Services SOAP receiver of OpenAM Community Edition. The Liberty Discovery handlers accept anonymous SOAP writes that are executed server-side using elevated internal privileges (including the internal admin token for global paths), effectively bypassing LDAP and identity-layer ACLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to inject persistent records into the Liberty Discovery store on any user's LDAP entry or the root-realm branch. While the Liberty ID-WSF protocol is legacy, it is enabled by default; successful exploitation can influence service routing or security mechanism selection. The issue is patched in version 16.1.1.

## Affected products

- Open Identity Platform OpenAM Community Edition <= 16.0.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-45052
- GHSA-p462-xxwx-pqf4

## Timeline

- 2026-06-24: advisory: GitHub Advisory GHSA-p462-xxwx-pqf4 published
- 2026-06-24: patched: Vulnerability fixed in version 16.1.1

## References

- [https://api.github.com/users/wodzen](https://api.github.com/users/wodzen)
- [https://github.com/wodzen](https://github.com/wodzen)
- [https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/gists%7B/gist_id%7D](https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/gists%7B/gist_id%7D)
- [https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/repos](https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/repos)
- [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25558174?v=4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25558174?v=4)
- [https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/events%7B/privacy%7D](https://api.github.com/users/wodzen/events%7B/privacy%7D)

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