Apache Qpid Broker-J up to 10.0.1 Type Nesting recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apache Qpid Broker-J up to 10.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Type Nesting Handler. Such manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-68073. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Qpid Broker-J up to 10.0.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Type Nesting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-68073 since 07/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 10.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Qpid Broker-J 10.1.0

Timelineinfo

07/30/2026 CVE reserved
08/05/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
08/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-68073 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386048

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2026 08:40
Changes: 08/05/2026 08:40 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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