CVE•Published 2026-10-19•Modified 2026-10-19•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-79620
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
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EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Exposure of sensitive information through data queries vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2. An improper authorization check in the similar-question search allowed authenticated users to view metadata of non-public questions. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-19
Modified 2026-10-19
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).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-79620Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-79620Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-79620Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-79620GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-79620" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-79620 on GitHub.
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