VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-50749
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- apache/answer
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ogk461yr4w9o95k15bkjxk2kpbkrbnlnMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.