6.9

CVE-2026-6860: eclipse foundation eclipse vert.x

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-25j7-2h97-48rmCGA-27g8-vf63-2g45CGA-2879-xgqw-fg75
Published 06-05-2026Last modified 12-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-6860 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in eclipse foundation eclipse vert.x. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 06-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A TCP client can perform a TLS handshake and present the server name extension with a server name that is accepted by a server wildcard name, e.g. if the server is configured with a certificate accepting *.example.com, any XYZ.example.com where xyz is a valid name can be used.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Vert.X

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.eclipse.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard80 products
  • akhq< 0.28.0-r8
  • apache-camel-karavan-devmode< 4.14.2-r8
  • apache-pulsar-4.0< 4.0.10-r0
  • apache-pulsar-4.1< 4.1.3-r11
  • apache-pulsar-4.2< 4.2.2-r0
Wolfi31 products
  • akhq< 0.28.0-r8
  • apache-pulsar-4.1< 4.1.3-r11
  • apache-pulsar-4.2< 4.2.2-r0
  • apicurio-registry< 3.2.4-r0 | < 3.2.4-r1
  • druid< 37.0.0-r19 | < 37.0.0-r56
Eclipse1 product
  • vert.x≥ 4.3.4, ≤ 4.5.26 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.11
Eclipse foundation1 product
Io.vertx1 product
  • vertx-core≥ 4.3.4, ≤ 4.3.8 | ≥ 4.4.0, ≤ 4.4.9 | ≥ 4.5.0, < 4.5.27 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.12

5 vendors · 114 products

References

9 links