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CVE-2026-48834: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer

0
High
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-48834gcveosvghsa-9mxc-x85j-v2wccve-2026-48834ghsacwe-400
Published: 08/05/2026 (08/05/2026, 15:07:35 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Apache Software Foundation
Product: Apache Answer

Description

CVE-2026-48834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Answer up to version 2.0.1. It involves improper handling of length parameter inconsistencies in the Accept-Language header, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cause denial of service by triggering excessive CPU consumption during parsing. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.2.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.5high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

Mavenmore threats →ai
org.apache.answer/apache-answer
pkg:maven/org.apache.answer/apache-answer
Affected versions
=0<=2.0.1

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 19:41:07 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-48834) in Apache Answer arises from improper handling of length parameter inconsistencies in the Accept-Language HTTP header. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted Accept-Language header that causes excessive CPU usage during parsing, resulting in a denial of service condition. The vulnerability affects Apache Answer versions through 2.0.1. The Apache Software Foundation has addressed this issue in version 2.0.2.

Potential Impact

An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by exhausting CPU resources on the affected system, potentially disrupting service availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Users are advised to upgrade Apache Answer to version 2.0.2 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-9mxc-x85j-v2wc
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-48834"]
Ecosystems
[]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a74cf83bf8831d5391acfbd

Added to database: 08/06/2026, 18:16:35 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 19:41:07 UTC

Last updated: 08/07/2026, 03:40:59 UTC

Views: 3

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