{"id":"CVE-2026-71563","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-71563","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:35:26.806Z","title":"Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.","description":"Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.\n\nAn authorization flaw in the MCP answer retrieval tool allows holders of a global API key to access answer content associated with hidden, deleted, or pending-review questions.\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.","published":"2026-10-19T10:16:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-20T19:18:14.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-862"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00224,"percentile":0.1298,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-20","score":0.00162,"percentile":0.04941}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-20T21:30:10.000Z","detail":{"from":null,"score":"4.3","severity":"MEDIUM","fromSeverity":null},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 4.3 MEDIUM."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-19T10:16:49.000Z","detail":{"score":null,"severity":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-19T10:16:48.637Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 4.3)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/msodd7g2r6xdn9wpkpdp04m9g1jb2xtl","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/16/27","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71563","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}