Improper Authorization in Apache Answer - CVE-2026-50749
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144923
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50749
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to reject arbitrary pending edit revisions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in the revision audit reject operation when handling revision rejection requests. A remote user can submit a reject operation without review permission to reject arbitrary pending edit revisions.
Affected software
Apache Answer
How to mitigate CVE-2026-50749
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Answer - update to 2.0.2