Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-68524 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-68524 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-68524?
- Informational severity, published 5 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache OFBiz before 24.09.08.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-68524?
- Yes: fixed in 24.09.08. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-68524 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-68524?
- Check whether you run Apache OFBiz at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 24.09.08
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in OFBiz's temporary-file handling mechanism, where an attacker can access open file descriptors and inject a "file:" URI to cause the application to load an attacker-controlled Screen definition. This is an unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction, enabling remote code execution through a race condition on temporary files.
Affected products
- Apache OFBiz before 24.09.08
Timeline
- 2026-11-05: disclosed