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CVE-2026-68060

A pre-authentication attacker could leverage type size/count handling to cause excessive allocation leading to potential denial of service.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A pre-authentication attacker could leverage type size/count handling to cause excessive allocation leading to potential denial of service. This issue affects Apache Qpid Broker-J: through 10.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.1.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-770
Affected: apache/qpid broker-j
Source: security@apache.org

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/0slvl8h25w3z4opnh08yyn8l3chko5c9Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/14Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.