CVE-2026-60053: Apache Answer

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed. 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 2026-08-07.