CVE-2026-16544

A flaw was found in AWX. The websocket event consumer performs RBAC authorization checks only for event groups that are mapped in the consumer_access() function (job_events, workflow_events, ad_hoc_command_events). Three event groups - inventory_update_events, project_update_events, and system_job_events — are not mapped, causing the authorization check to be skipped. Any authenticated user can subscribe to these unmapped websocket event groups for any object ID and receive real-time stdout output from jobs belonging to organizations they have no access to. This is an incomplete remediation of CVE-2020-10698.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16544
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506053

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-22 12:17

Updated : 2026-07-22 18:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-16544

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16544

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16544

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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