How severe is CVE-2025-68468?

CVE-2025-68468 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-68468 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-68468?

CVE-2025-68468 primarily affects Avahi. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68468?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-68468 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-68468 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-206279.

When was CVE-2025-68468 published?

CVE-2025-68468 was published on 2026-01-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-68468

CVE-2025-68468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avahi with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-617.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (25th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-206279
Weakness: CWE-617
Affected product: Avahi
Published: 2026-01-12
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68468?: Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.
How severe is CVE-2025-68468?: CVE-2025-68468 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-68468 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-68468?: CVE-2025-68468 primarily affects Avahi. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68468?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-68468 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-68468 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-206279.
When was CVE-2025-68468 published?: CVE-2025-68468 was published on 2026-01-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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