Pre-authentication RCE via nested deserialization filter bypass
Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Deserialization in OpenAM before 16.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted WebAuthn userHandle. WebAuthnAuthentication.deserialize allows every serialized object below the AuthenticatorImpl root, so nested readObject or readResolve methods run before casting and assertion checks. Exploitation requires no authentication but does require a usable gadget class on the server classpath.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization in OpenAM before 16.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted WebAuthn userHandle. WebAuthnAuthentication.deserialize allows every serialized object below the AuthenticatorImpl root, so nested readObject or readResolve methods run before casting and assertion checks. Exploitation requires no authentication but does require a usable gadget class on the server classpath.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-62263
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Open Identity Platform
- Product
- OpenAM
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 16.1.2
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