# CVE-2026-19182: OpenNMS v2 Alarm REST API inverted authorization check lets ROLE\_REST users acknowledge alarms as any user and bypass read-only

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2024.3.12, 2025.0.9, 36.0.3
- Published: 2026-08-13 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- The OpenNMS Group Meridian: from 2024.1.0, fixed in 2024.3.12; from 2025.0.0, fixed in 2025.0.9
- The OpenNMS Group Horizon: from 36.0.0, fixed in 36.0.3

## Description

An incorrect authorization check in the v2 Alarm REST API in OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon allows a low-privileged authenticated user (ROLE_REST) to acknowledge, escalate, or clear alarms recorded as an arbitrary username, and, when also assigned ROLE_READONLY, to modify alarm state despite the read-only restriction. A credential check that should restrict these operations is guarded by an inverted condition, so it never executes for a real (non-blank) username. This can potentially allow an attacker to compromise the integrity of alarm state and audit records. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2024.3.12, 2025.0.9 and Horizon 36.0.3 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The OpenNMS Group Meridian, The OpenNMS Group Horizon, upgrade to a fixed version (2024.3.12, 2025.0.9, 36.0.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/8755

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