---
id: CVE-2026-105117
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 s…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: OpenIdentityPlatform
product: OpenAM
affected:
  - OpenAM < 16.1.3
  - OpenAM < 16.1.3
published: '2026-10-03'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T14:16:38.413'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105117'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-mw38-8gr7-c4x2
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openam-before-16.1.3-email-content-injection-via-users-rest-self-service-actions
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-03T14:47:06.464Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.