CVE-2026-60053

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/2vkcj3bdvso6cywnklt2vtkc2m4o0b5c	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/14	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-05 16:16

Updated : 2026-08-07 13:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-60053

Mitre link : CVE-2026-60053

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-60053

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

answer

CWE

CWE-613

Insufficient Session Expiration

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