# CVE-2026-48912: Missing authorization in Apache Answer

> Authenticated users can delete arbitrary uploaded files belonging to other users due to missing ownership checks in avatar cleanup.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-536r-pphc-ghq8

## What is CVE-2026-48912?

CVE-2026-48912 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48912?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Answer.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-48912?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-48912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Answer

- [CVE-2026-60053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60053/): Apache Answer: Residual Administrative API Key Access After Role or Account Revocation (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-22393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22393/): Apache Answer: Pixel Flood Attack by uploading the large pixel file (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-48834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48834/): Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-48911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48911/): Apache Answer: Unauthenticated OAuth Email-Binding Account Takeover via Existing User Confirmation Flow (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-60023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60023/): Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-48912 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-48912 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Answer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48912/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48912/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48912
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48912
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48912

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