CVE-2026-50749

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/12
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ogk461yr4w9o95k15bkjxk2kpbkrbnln

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50749(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 00:01 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-19 21:45 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-18 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 17:14 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-15 12:44 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-15 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-14 10:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-14 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-13 08:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-13 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-12 05:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-12 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-11 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-11 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-10 01:27 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-10 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-08 23:12 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-08 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-07 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-07 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-06 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-06 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-06 16:32 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  17. 2026-08-06 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-06 16:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  19. 2026-08-06 16:05 UTCEG score recompute▼ 6.50
  20. 2026-08-06 16:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-06 16:05 UTCNVD update
  22. 2026-08-06 15:32 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  23. 2026-08-06 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-06 15:31 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  25. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-05 17:28 UTCNVD update
  27. 2026-08-05 16:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  28. 2026-08-05 16:27 UTCNVD update
  29. 2026-08-05 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-05 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50749?
CVE-2026-50749 is a medium vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-50749 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50749 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50749 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50749 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50749?
CVE-2026-50749 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50749?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50749, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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