CVE-2026-68481

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 35.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-07.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-06 11:22Z29 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-07 00:01Z28 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-30

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-672Operation on a Resource after Expiration or ReleaseClass
• CWE-303Incorrect Implementation of Authentication AlgorithmBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

78371952331a339b688bdbb6e72957db91a9d1eb5340462f7aa2cd9ef3311a0b

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/88c0h10yjb2b8201o1km3st71fs2zw2bvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/06/25