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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2026-25700

Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.45%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.45% probability · 39th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1259
Affected
apache/answer
Source
security@apache.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.45%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.