🛡️ CVE-2026-25699 — answer

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-25699 is classified as CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the…

Affected software

CVE-2026-25699 is recorded against 3 packages.

• answer (fixed in 2.0.1)
• github.com/apache/answer
• github.com/apache/incubator-answer

Timeline and source

Published on 9 June 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

lists.apache.org
www.openwall.com

Other advisories for this package

answer has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-48834 (7.5 High, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-60053 (9.1 Critical, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-60023 (7.5 High, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-50749 (6.5 Medium, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-48912 (6.5 Medium, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-48911 (7.5 High, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-25700 (7.2 High, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-34905 (6.5 Medium, published 9 Jun 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor) in other software:

• CVE-2026-48048 (8.0 High, published 10 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-24078 (6.5 Medium, published 4 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-56171 (7.1 High, published 17 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-50657 (4.7 Medium, published 14 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-62328 (7.5 High, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2025-49134 (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-29888 (4.2 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-58297 (7.1 High, published 3 Jul 2026)

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