# CVE-2026-61571: AVideo-Encoder: missing authentication on control and status endpoints


- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-297p-4mj8-28wm

## What is CVE-2026-61571?

CVE-2026-61571 is a high-severity vulnerability in WWBN AVideo-Encoder, published on 28 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

AVideo is a video-sharing Platform. Prior to 8.1.0, the encoder lacks a global authentication layer and exposes control and status PHP endpoints to anonymous network callers. `view/run.php` has a commented-out guard and invokes `Encoder::run()`. `view/queue.json.php` calls `Encoder::getAll(true)`, reveals streamer URLs through `getSiteURL()`, and triggers processing with `execRun()`. `view/status.php` returns `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` with a wildcard, reads the queue, triggers processing, and exposes host memory statistics through `ServerMonitor::getMemory()` when `serverStatus` is set. `view/listFiles.json.php` checks only `Login::canBulkEncode()`, which admits anonymous callers whenever `disableBulkEncode` is empty, the default. Its `path` parameter is resolved with `realpath()` and listed with `scandir()` without a base-directory restriction. An unauthenticated attacker can drive the privileged queue processor, read queue and streamer-site information, obtain memory statistics and enumerate media file names and paths in any directory readable by the web-server user. Enumeration is limited to configured media extensions and does not itself disclose arbitrary file contents. This issue is fixed in version 8.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61571?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-61571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-61571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61571 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61571 is a high-severity vulnerability in WWBN AVideo-Encoder, published on 28 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WWBN AVideo-Encoder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61571/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61571/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61571
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61571
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61571

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61571/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.