CVE-2026-105121: Improper Authorization in OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM
OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators to destroy sessions outside their realms because realm checks use the requester's realm. Authenticated accounts holding the iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions attribute can supply a target session identifier or handle to forcibly log out users in any realm.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-105121 describes an improper authorization vulnerability in OpenIdentityPlatform's OpenAM product prior to version 16.1.3. The flaw allows delegated administrators, who have the iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions attribute, to destroy sessions outside their own realms. This is due to realm checks incorrectly using the requester's realm instead of verifying the target session's realm, enabling cross-realm session destruction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with delegated administrator privileges and the specific session destroy attribute can forcibly log out users in any realm, not just their own. This could disrupt user sessions across realms, potentially causing denial of service for affected users. There is no indication of privilege escalation beyond session destruction or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in OpenAM version 16.1.3. Users should upgrade to version 16.1.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-105121: Improper Authorization in OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM
Description
OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows delegated administrators to destroy sessions outside their realms because realm checks use the requester's realm. Authenticated accounts holding the iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions attribute can supply a target session identifier or handle to forcibly log out users in any realm.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
OpenIdentityPlatform
OpenAM
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-105121 describes an improper authorization vulnerability in OpenIdentityPlatform's OpenAM product prior to version 16.1.3. The flaw allows delegated administrators, who have the iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions attribute, to destroy sessions outside their own realms. This is due to realm checks incorrectly using the requester's realm instead of verifying the target session's realm, enabling cross-realm session destruction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with delegated administrator privileges and the specific session destroy attribute can forcibly log out users in any realm, not just their own. This could disrupt user sessions across realms, potentially causing denial of service for affected users. There is no indication of privilege escalation beyond session destruction or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in OpenAM version 16.1.3. Users should upgrade to version 16.1.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-03T12:04:36.964Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac10acea43b0b3b89c6cf6b
Added to database: 10/03/2026, 14:01:50 UTC
Last enriched: 10/03/2026, 14:16:17 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 14:54:14 UTC
Views: 4
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