CVE-2026-68981

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-68981?

Upgrade nifi to 2.11.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-68981 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-68981 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-68981?

CVE-2026-68981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-68981 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nifi (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Apache NiFi 1.5.0 through 2.10.0 support gzip-encoded HTTP requests for the application REST API using a Jersey encoding filter. The framework enforced a configurable maximum request size on the compressed payload rather than the decompressed output, allowing a malicious client to send crafted requests that could consume excessive amounts of memory. Upgrading to Apache NiFi 2.11.0 is the recommended mitigation, which relocates response compression to Jetty Server and disables decompression of gzip-encoded HTTP requests.

CWE-409

How to fix

Remediation Available

nifiNVD

Affected:>= 1.5.0, < 2.11.0Fixed in:2.11.0CVE-2026-68981derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

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CVE-2026-49975	High	7.5	28%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-21441	High	7.5	2.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43499	High	7.5	2.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-28180	Medium	4.3	2.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-16129	Medium	5.9	1.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-29225	High	7.5	1.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-68981?

Upgrade nifi to 2.11.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-68981 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-68981 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-68981?

CVE-2026-68981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-68981 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nifi (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-05.