What is CVE-2026-68080?

CVE-2026-68080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Qpid Broker-J, classified under CWE-406. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-68080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Qpid Broker-J

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Qpid_broker-j
Apache Software Foundation Qpid Broker-j — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-406

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68080?: CVE-2026-68080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Qpid Broker-J, classified under CWE-406. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-68080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.