CVE-2026-50749 Apache Answer: Missing authorization in revision audit reject allows authenticated users to reject pending revisions

What is CVE-2026-50749?

CVE-2026-50749 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 Authorization vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Any authenticated user can reject arbitrary pending edit-revisions without review permission due to a missing authorization check on the reject operation. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50749?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Answer.

How do I fix CVE-2026-50749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-50749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-48911 Apache Answer: Unauthenticated OAuth Email-Binding Account Takeover via Existing User Confirmation Flow High 7.5
• CVE-2026-60023 Apache Answer: Unauthorized disclosure of deleted or pending answer content High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-47c3-m797-88v2.