CVE-2026-68080

It was not possible to govern the rate at which the broker would respond to an echo flow, enabling an authenticated attacker to cause excessive resource usage and 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 v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/tcnrv5nhmnsrzz92o4owxgycro6llt57	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/20	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid_broker-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-05 07:16

Updated : 2026-08-06 18:39

NVD link : CVE-2026-68080

Mitre link : CVE-2026-68080

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-68080

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Products Affected

apache

qpid_broker-j

CWE

CWE-406

Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)

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