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SCA: security update for github.com/apache/answer, github.com/apache/incubator-answer (GHSA-4gw2-vg4x-7p29)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446044

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects
 Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. Previously issued administrative tokens were not invalidated after an
 administrator account was suspended, deleted, or deactivated, allowing continued access to administrative
 APIs until the token expired. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes the issue.
 (CVE-2026-25700)

Solution

Update the github.com/apache/answer library and its related packages to version 2.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gw2-vg4x-7p29

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 446044

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/18/2026

Updated: 8/18/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.97

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25700

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-25700