CVE•Published 2026-08-05•Modified 2026-08-07•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-60053Apache · Answer
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
6
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 94% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Administrative API keys remained usable after the owning administrator was demoted or the account was marked inactive, suspended, or deleted, allowing continued access until the keys were explicitly removed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-05
Modified 2026-08-07
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-60053Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Apache Answer"All exposed Apache Answer instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Answer"HTTP body or banner mentions "Answer" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-60053Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-60053Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-60053Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-60053GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-60053" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-60053 on GitHub.