---
id: CVE-2026-64945
title: >-
  Apache Answer: Incorrect permission mapping allows users with only the unpin
  permission to hide/show questions
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in Apache Answer.




  This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.


  The question operation controller gates hide/show operations on the wrong
  permission check result (the unpin permission instead of the hide permission…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: Apache Answer
affected:
  - apache_answer <= 2.0.2
published: '2026-10-19'
updated: '2026-10-19'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-19T10:13:44.202Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64945'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/3wdqq1vp449bty5ovs02f0894km07wmz'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-19T12:27:23.827Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in Apache Answer.



This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.2.

The question operation controller gates hide/show operations on the wrong permission check result (the unpin permission instead of the hide permission), so in custom role configurations that separate these permissions, a user granted only question.unpin can hide or restore questions without holding question.hide or question.show.


Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.3, which fixes the issue.

## Affected

- `apache_answer <= 2.0.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.