CVE-2026-79620

Severity not reported

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Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer.

Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. An improper authorization check in the similar-question search allowed authenticated users to view metadata of non-public questions. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

CVSS

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Not reported by the source

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-10-19 10:16

Modified: 2026-10-19 20:47

NVD status: Deferred

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-202

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/p6oqj9b27o4nppc0kv00rn7yb7n2l6o8 security@apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/16/30 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC · record ↗

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