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TI-2026-13806 Aliases CVE-2026-16544GHSA-2jx7-9fh6-5m74

Missing authorization in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Priority LOW 29CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2——No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:22—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16544
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jx7-9fh6-5m74

References

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Sources

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