CVE-2026-6860: eclipse foundation eclipse vert.x
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.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-05-2026Last 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- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
- NVDNIST6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundVert.X
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (gitlab.eclipse.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
- CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationThe product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
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
- eclipse vert.x≥ 4.3.4, ≤ 4.5.26 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.11
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- gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/381REPORTWEBExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/security/advisories/GHSA-3g76-f9xq-8vp6AdvisoryWEBExploitVendor Advisory