VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-60053
Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-613
- Affected
- apache/answer
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2vkcj3bdvso6cywnklt2vtkc2m4o0b5cMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.