Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-71563 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71563 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71563?
- Informational severity, published 19 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache Answer through 2.0.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71563?
- Yes: fixed in 2.0.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-71563 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-71563?
- Check whether you run Apache Answer 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
- Fixed in: 2.0.3
Technical details
A missing authorization check exists in the MCP answer retrieval tool that fails to validate whether a request should have access to content associated with hidden, deleted, or pending-review questions. An attacker holding a global API key can bypass visibility controls to retrieve restricted answer content. The vulnerability is fixed in version 2.0.3.
Affected products
- Apache Answer through 2.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-19: disclosed