---
id: "CVE-2026-123553"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123553"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-123553"]
title: "OpenAM: default built-in accounts with public passwords allow remote login"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["identity", "openam", "other", "self-hosted", "sso"]
not_affected_if: ["version-16.1.4-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T02:16:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T02:21:11+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T02:24:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123553", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T02:21:11+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenAM: default built-in accounts with public passwords allow remote login

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123553 (this .md is for agents)

OpenAM before 16.1.4 ships built-in identities such as demo, anonymous, wsc and wsp with identical, publicly known passwords on every installation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can log in as these identities and obtain authenticated sessions, and the agent identities can read configuration of other agent profiles.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Confirm the OpenAM version with the installed build; versions below `16.1.4` are listed as affected.
- Check whether the built-in identities (demo, anonymous, wsc, wsp, SecurityTokenService, agentAuth) still exist and can authenticate in the Top Level Realm.

## Fix

- OpenAM: move to `16.1.4` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T02:21:11+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123553

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-hvfc-4v4r-8p9w
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openam-before-16.1.4-default-credentials-in-built-in-accounts-allow-unauthenticated-login

## From the sources

OpenAM before 16.1.4 ships built-in identities in the Top Level Realm (demo, anonymous, wsc, wsp, SecurityTokenService and agentAuth) with passwords that are identical on every installation, publicly known, and able to authenticate. Unauthenticated remote attackers can log in as these identities to obtain authenticated sessions, and the agent identities can read the configuration of other agent profiles.

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