---
id: "CVE-2026-68482"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-68482"]
title: "Apache Answer: missing check exposes invited-user lists of private questions"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-answer", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-2.0.3"]
published_at: "2026-10-19T10:16:48+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:12:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68482", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"}]
---

# Apache Answer: missing check exposes invited-user lists of private questions

Apache Answer through 2.0.2 fails to check visibility permissions before returning the invited-user list for a non-public question. An unauthenticated or unauthorized user can read which accounts were invited to those questions.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Apache Answer version and compare it against `2.0.3`
- unknown

## Fix

- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3` or later, which fixes the issue

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68482

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.



This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

An unauthenticated or unauthorized user can retrieve the invited-user list associated with a non-public question due to missing visibility authorization checks.


Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

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