VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-48834

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-05
Last modified2026-10-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references