Resource exhaustion in Apache Qpid Broker-J - CVE-2026-68078
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144819
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68078
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the amqp 1.0 protocol plugin when handling incoming deliveries with excessive transfer frames. A remote user can send a large number of transfer frames in an incoming delivery to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Apache Qpid Broker-J
How to mitigate CVE-2026-68078
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Qpid Broker-J - update to 10.1.0