CVE-2026-68078

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

It was not possible to govern the maximum number of transfer frames per incoming delivery, 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
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-68078: Apache Qpid Broker-J: Unable to govern the maximum number of transfer frames per incoming delivery

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/19
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/m8gs6pfp1fmbgwcjr8zsgn95hfh15f8o

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68078(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 11:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-19 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-18 15:47 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-18 15:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-17 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-17 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-16 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-15 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-15 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-14 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-14 01:38 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-14 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-13 03:46 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-13 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-12 05:54 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-12 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-11 08:01 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-11 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-10 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-10 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-09 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-09 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-08 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-07 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-07 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-06 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-06 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-06 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-06 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-05 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-05 16:11 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  22. 2026-08-05 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-05 16:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  24. 2026-08-05 07:19 UTCNVD update
  25. 2026-08-05 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-05 06:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68078?
CVE-2026-68078 is a medium vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. It was not possible to govern the maximum number of transfer frames per incoming delivery, 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…
When was CVE-2026-68078 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68078 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68078 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68078 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 65.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68078?
CVE-2026-68078 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68078?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68078, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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