CVE-2026-48834

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.06 BB Relevance: 75/100
Published: 2026-08-05 Modified: 2026-10-23 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via a specially crafted Accept-Language header that triggers excessive CPU consumption during parsing. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
apache answer < 2.0.2

References & Advisories (2)

Bug Bounty Relevance

75 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.76%
Raw Score 0.007640
Percentile 55.3%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00764
2026-10-28
0.00764

Intelligence Sources

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