CVE-2026-25699: apache software foundation apache answer
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-25699 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache answer. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 09-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Timeline-related APIs lacked proper authorization checks, allowing regular authenticated users to access deleted, private, or unapproved content and its revision history. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.17 pp
From 0.41% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Github.com/apache2 products
- answer< 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b
- incubator-answer< 1.7.2-0.20260206073245-92994b49976b
Apache1 product
- answer< 2.0.1
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache answer≤ 2.0.0
3 vendors · 4 products
References
7 links- github.com/apache/answerPACKAGE