CVE-2026-105117

OpenAM before 16.1.3 Email Content Injection via Users REST Self-Service Actions

5.3 Medium

OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an email content injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to control notification email wording via the forgotPassword and register actions on /json/{realm}/users. Attackers can supply subject and message fields to send phishing mail from the organisation's configured From address, or abuse register as a relay to arbitrary recipients.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.16%Unchanged since Oct 4, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

OpenAM before 16.1.3 Email Content Injection via Users REST Self-Service Actions

Record: CVE-2026-105117
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-92021 5.3

Record: EUVD-2026-92021
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35wg-cp3w-fh5v 5.3

OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an email content injection vulnerability that allows...

Record: GHSA-35wg-cp3w-fh5v
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2026-105117
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

OpenAM before 16.1.3 Email Content Injection via Users REST Self-Service Actions

Record: CVE-2026-105117
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

openidentityplatform openam

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-105117 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Openidentityplatform Openam, published October 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.