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CVE-2026-24735

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Ap

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.7.1. An unauthenticated API endpoint incorrectly exposes full revision history for deleted content.

This allows unauthorized user to retrieve restricted or sensitive information. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.0, which fixes the issue.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00021
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-359Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apache answer< 2.0.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/apache/answer MODERATE fixed in 2.0.0
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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighDNS TXT Answer with Possible Execution Strings
producthighMSDT Execution Via Answer File
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Feb 2026 · 11:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.apache.org/thread/whxloom7mpxlyt5wzdskflsg5mzdzd60Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/04/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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