CVE-2026-48912: Apache Answer: Improper authorization in avatar update cleanup allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary uploaded files by URL
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Answer
Vendor fix available · Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 41% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. A missing ownership check in the avatar-cleanup logic allows any authenticated user to delete other users' uploaded files by supplying their file URLs. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Apache Software Foundation · Apache Answerup to and including 2.0.1
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Insecure Direct Object Reference
- Published
- August 2026
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