CVE-2026-123553

OpenAM before 16.1.4 Default Credentials in Built-in Accounts Allow Unauthenticated Login

Published Nov 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenAM before 16.1.4 ships built-in identities in the Top Level Realm (demo, anonymous, wsc, wsp, SecurityTokenService and agentAuth) with passwords that are identical on every installation, publicly known, and able to authenticate. Unauthenticated remote attackers can log in as these identities to obtain authenticated sessions, and the agent identities can read the configuration of other agent profiles.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenAM before 16.1.4 ships built-in identities in the Top Level Realm (demo, anonymous, wsc, wsp, SecurityTokenService and agentAuth) with passwords that are identical on every installation, publicly known, and able to authenticate. Unauthenticated remote attackers can log in as these identities to obtain authenticated sessions, and the agent identities can read the configuration of other agent profiles.
Title OpenAM before 16.1.4 Default Credentials in Built-in Accounts Allow Unauthenticated Login
First Time appeared Openidentityplatform
Openidentityplatform openam
Weaknesses CWE-1392
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openidentityplatform:openam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openidentityplatform
Openidentityplatform openam
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 5:58 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2026, 12:49 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 10:13 PM