CVE-2026-67249
Apache Answer: Email Code Purpose Confusion May Allow Account Takeover
A vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Answer: Email Code Purpose Confusion May Allow Account Takeover
A vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-67249- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-104156
A vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-104156- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v85w-3rf6-qvhj
A vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. A...
A vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-v85w-3rf6-qvhj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
A verification code issued for one email-based workflow could be accepted by another sensitive workflow because the code purpose was not properly enforced.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-67249- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-67249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Software Foundation Answer, published October 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.