---
id: "CVE-2026-79633"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-79633"]
title: "Apache Answer: missing authorization lets users act on non-public content"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-answer", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["version-2.0.3-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-19T10:16:49+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:11:00+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79633", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00"}]
---

# Apache Answer: missing authorization lets users act on non-public content

Apache Answer through 2.0.2 lacks authorization checks on some actions, so a logged-in user can act on non-public content they should not reach. An attacker gets unauthorized access to restricted content for any account they can register or hold.

_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 with `2.0.3`
- unknown

## Fix

- Upgrade Apache Answer to `2.0.3` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79633

## From the sources

vulnerability in Apache Answer.



This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.



Missing authorization checks allowed authenticated users to perform actions on non-public content they were not permitted to access.



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

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