CVE-2026-48717

OpenAM OAuth Authorization Bypass via PKCE Challenge

State
Published
Severity
9.1 Critical
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Reserved
May 22, 2026

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Description

Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.1.1, AuthorizationCodeGrantTypeHandler requires a code_verifier only when the realm-wide codeVerifierEnforced setting is enabled, even when an authorization code stores a code_challenge. Because that setting is disabled by default, an attacker who intercepts a PKCE-protected authorization code can omit code_verifier and redeem the code, while an explicitly incorrect verifier is rejected. Public clients are directly affected, and confidential-client exploitation additionally requires client authentication material or another redemption context. This issue is fixed in version 16.1.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.09.1 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
OpenAMOpenIdentityPlatform
  • < 16.1.1Affected

References

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