# CVE-2026-24735: Apache Answer Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-24735-apache-answer-exposure-of-private-personal-information-to-an  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-24735 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-02-05

Apache Answer Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in github.com/apache/answer

Technologies: [github.com/apache/answer (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-apache-answer). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-24735 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24735 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-24735?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/apache/answer (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24735?** Yes. github.com/apache/answer (Go): upgrade to 2.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-24735?** Check whether you run github.com/apache/answer (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/apache/answer (Go): upgrade to 2.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/apache/answer@v2.0.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/apache/answer (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-24735
- GHSA-5w5r-8xc6-2xhw
- GO-2026-4421

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