{"id":"CVE-2026-76994","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-76994"],"related":[],"title":"Apache Answer: hidden question metadata exposed through public answer profiles","description":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.\n\nUnauthenticated attackers could obtain metadata associated with hidden questions through public answer profiles.\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 leaks metadata about hidden questions through public answer profiles. An unauthenticated attacker can read that metadata.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apache-answer","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["already-on-2.0.3"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version and compare it with `2.0.3`\n- unknown","fix":"- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:48+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T05:12:29+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T05:12:29+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T05:12:29Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3`","reach":"internet","title":"Apache Answer: hidden question metadata exposed through public answer profiles","impact":"low","summary":"Apache Answer through 2.0.2 leaks metadata about hidden questions through public answer profiles. An unauthenticated attacker can read that metadata.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apache-answer","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"unauthenticated readers see metadata of hidden questions","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Apache Answer version and compare it with `2.0.3`\n- unknown","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["already-on-2.0.3"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer through 2.0.2 that have hidden questions. Public answer profiles are the exposed path, so a deployment without hidden questions or with profiles disabled is likely less exposed, but the sources do not confirm this. Sites already on 2.0.3 or later are not affected.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000543,"input_tokens":3327,"output_tokens":420,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':12A,15A '-76994':13A,16A '2.0.2':27B,62C '2.0.3':83C 'actor':51C 'affect':58C 'answer':2A,9A,19B,25B,35B,55C,60C,74C 'apach':1A,18B,24B,54C,59C 'apache-answ':17B 'associ':68C 'attack':39B,64C 'could':65C 'cve':11A,14A 'expos':6A 'exposur':44C 'fix':85C 'hidden':3A,31B,70C 'host':23B 'inform':47C 'issu':57C,87C 'leak':28B 'metadata':5A,29B,43B,67C 'obtain':66C 'packag':20B 'profil':10A,36B,75C 'public':8A,34B,73C 'question':4A,32B,71C 'read':41B 'recommend':78C 'self':22B 'self-host':21B 'sensit':46C 'unauthent':38B,63C 'unauthor':50C 'upgrad':80C 'user':76C 'version':82C 'vulner':52C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running Apache Answer through 2.0.2 that have hidden questions. Public answer profiles are the exposed path, so a deployment without hidden questions or with profiles disabled is likely less exposed, but the sources do not confirm this. Sites already on 2.0.3 or later are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:48+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-76994","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76994","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T10:16:48+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:17+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:56+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}