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Pre-authentication attackers can exhaust memory in Apache Qpid Broker-J via oversized type handling, fixed in 10.1.0

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-68060

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-68060
CVSS Score / Version7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is none; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Affected productsApache qpid_broker-j
Classified asCWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (41% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Apacheqpid_broker-j
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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.

What to Do

Monitor Apache's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68060
Vendor advisoryhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/0slvl8h25w3z4opnh08yyn8l3chko5c9