CVE-2026-79624
Apache Answer: Stale Visit Tokens Retain Access to Private Uploads After Session Revocation
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.
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
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Answer: Stale Visit Tokens Retain Access to Private Uploads After Session Revocation
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-79624- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-104162
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-104162- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpww-xrm4-2j4x
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache...
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-mpww-xrm4-2j4x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
Insufficient session expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer.
This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.
Insufficient session invalidation allowed revoked users to continue accessing known private uploaded files with a stale visit token.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-79624- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, severity | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-79624 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.