How severe is CVE-2026-45051?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2026-45051 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-45051?

CVE-2026-45051 affects the following packages: org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45051?

Update org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn to 16.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-45051 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2026-45051 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-45051 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2026-45051?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-45051 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is CVE-2026-45051 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-45051 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-45051?

CVE-2026-45051 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 42th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-45051?

CVE-2026-45051 is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2026-45051 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-45051 was published on September 15, 2026 and was last updated on September 17, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-45051 — openam-auth-webauthn

Fix: OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM@8b02328

CVE-2026-45051 is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn. A fix is available for org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn — see the affected versions and patch details below.

OpenAM Pre-auth RCE via Java Deserialization in WebAuthn Authenticator Storage

Also known asGHSA-6c99-87fr-6q7r

Published

Sep 15, 2026

Updated

Sep 17, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 22, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-45051.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs42th percentile — riskier than 42% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Summary

Description

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CWE-502) exists in OpenAM's WebAuthn authentication module. Under certain conditions, this may allow an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the application server. This affects OpenAM Community Edition through version 16.0.6 and was patched in version 16.1.1.

This is not the default configuration. Exploitation requires that an attacker has previously been able to write attacker-controlled data to a storage attribute read by the WebAuthn module, and that the WebAuthn authentication flow is reachable.

Impact

WebAuthn is a modern shipped module, but the vulnerable configuration requires either the default storage attribute to become attacker-writable, or the WebAuthn userAttribute to be set to an attacker-writable string attribute. That is not the default, but it is feasible in deployments because the product exposes the storage attribute as a free-form admin setting and does not warn or enforce that it must be server-managed and non-user-writable. This may exist through delegated administration, provisioning, write access to the backing LDAP/directory user record, legacy REST self-registration, or unsafe reconfiguration of userAttribute.

In any deployment where the attribute becomes user writable, an attacker can execute arbitrary code as the application server user.

Patch

This has been patched in OpenAM Community Edition version 16.1.1. Users are encouraged to update to the latest release.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn`	all versions	16.1.1`org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn:16.1.1`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-auth-webauthn to 16.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-45051 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-45051 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2026-45051. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

## Summary **Description** A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CWE-502) exists in OpenAM's WebAuthn authentication module. Under certain conditions, this may allow an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the application server. This affects OpenAM Community Edition through version 16.0.6 and was patched in version 16.1.1. This is not the default configuration. Exploitation requires that an attacker has previously been able to write attacker-controlled data to a storage attribute read by the WebAuthn module, and that the WebAuthn authentication flow i

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