---
title: "CVE-2026-46560: Open Access Management OpenAM - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Open Access Management (OpenAM) < 16.1.1 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation of RADIUS responses in the authentication module, letting unauthenticated network attackers impersonate users, exploit requires network access to send forged UDP packets."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-46560/
---

# CVE-2026-46560 Open Access Management OpenAM - Authentication Bypass

Open Access Management (OpenAM) < 16.1.1 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation of RADIUS responses in the authentication module, letting unauthenticated network attackers impersonate users, exploit requires network access to send forged UDP packets.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46560)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-347](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 16.1.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46560](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46560)
- [https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/releases/tag/16.1.1](https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/releases/tag/16.1.1)
- [https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-386j-6m86-78f9](https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-386j-6m86-78f9)
- [https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/5a0c10eccd1d45aaeb5575bbe7f7b1d01964a775](https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/5a0c10eccd1d45aaeb5575bbe7f7b1d01964a775)

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