/Vulnerability Library

OpenAM <= 16.0.5 - Pre-Auth RCE via jato.clientSession Deserialization

CVE-2026-33439
Verified

Description

Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.0.6, OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM is vulnerable to pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) via unsafe Java deserialization of the jato.clientSession HTTP parameter. This bypasses the WhitelistObjectInputStream mitigation that was applied to the jato.pageSession parameter after CVE-2021-35464. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.0.6.

Severity

Critical

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploit Probability

8%

Affected Product

openam

Published Date

April 14, 2026

Template Author

dhiyaneshdk

CVE-2026-33439.yaml
9.8Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2026-33439
CWE ID:
cwe-502

References

https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/openam-deserialization-pre-auth-rcehttps://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqq-rpvq-g5qj

Remediation Steps

Upgrade to OpenAM 16.0.6 or later.