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critical 9.8

CVE-2026-33439 json

Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution via `jato.clientSession` Deserialization in OpenAM

published 7mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-19941 , GHSA-2cqq-rpvq-g5qj

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.3%
EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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. An unauthenticated attacker can achieve arbitrary command execution on the server by sending a crafted serialized Java object as the jato.clientSession GET/POST parameter to any JATO ViewBean endpoint whose JSP contains <jato:form> tags (e.g., the Password Reset pages). This vulnerability is fixed in 16.0.6.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam 16.0.6
  • openidentityplatform openam 16.0.6
  • org.openidentityplatform.openam openam 16.0.6

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7mo ago

Exploit prediction

9.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template OpenAM <= 16.0.5 - Pre-Auth RCE via jato.clientSession Deserialization nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqq-rpvq-g5qj referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam
<16.0.6
16.0.6

Affected products

  • OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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