CVE-2026-48912: Apache Answer

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. A missing ownership check in the avatar-cleanup logic allows any authenticated user to delete other users' uploaded files by supplying their file URLs. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Affected products

• Apache Answer: before 2.0.2 (fixed in 2.0.2)

Published 2026-08-05. Last modified 2026-08-06.