CVE-2026-68073

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A pre-authentication attacker could leverage type nesting to cause a StackOverflowError potentially leading to 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
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-68073: Apache Qpid Broker-J: Unbounded type nesting can lead to pre-authentication stack overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/15
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/djz1gnrk882vzjo8rykyf9bnywqbvwwr

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68073(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 22× in last 7d / 99× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68073?
CVE-2026-68073 is a high vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. A pre-authentication attacker could leverage type nesting to cause a StackOverflowError potentially leading to 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.
When was CVE-2026-68073 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68073 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-2026-68073 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68073 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 59.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68073?
CVE-2026-68073 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68073?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68073, 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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