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AnswerApplication · Apache

CVE-2026-60053

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.0.2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 14 days old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Administrative API keys in Apache Answer versions through 2.0.1 remain functional after the associated administrator account is demoted, suspended, marked inactive, or deleted. The system fails to validate the current authorization status of the account when API keys are used, allowing continued privileged access until keys are explicitly revoked.

MitigationUpgrade to Apache Answer 2.0.2 or later. As a compensating control, proactively identify and revoke API keys associated with accounts that have been modified.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AnswerApplication
Affected:< 2.0.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Determine installed Apache Answer version
    Run the command to display the version of Apache Answer currently installed (commonly via --version flag, admin dashboard, or package manager)
    Affected if The installed version is below 2.0.2
  2. Identify administrative API keys
    Use the admin interface or query the database to list all API keys with administrative privileges
    Affected if One or more administrative API keys exist in the system
  3. Review administrator account statuses
    Query the user/account management system to identify admin accounts that have been demoted, suspended, marked inactive, or deleted
    Affected if Any administrator accounts have been modified to a non-admin or inactive status
  4. Correlate API keys with modified accounts
    Cross-reference the list of administrative API keys against accounts that were demoted, suspended, inactivated, or deleted
    Affected if API keys exist for accounts that have been modified and those keys are still active

You are affected if running Apache Answer below version 2.0.2 AND you have administrative API keys tied to accounts that were subsequently demoted, suspended, made inactive, or deleted.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.0.2 or later
Fixed in 2.0.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Apache Answer 2.0.2 or later. As a compensating control, proactively identify and revoke API keys associated with accounts that have been modified.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.0.2

  1. Back up your current Apache Answer installation and database before upgrading
  2. Upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.2 using your existing upgrade process
  3. After upgrading, verify that API keys are properly invalidated when administrator accounts are demoted, suspended, or deleted
  4. Confirm that the upgrade was successful by logging in and checking the administrative functions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Answer Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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