CVE-2026-68155: libceph: Reject monmaps advertising zero monitors

highCVSS 7.5CVE-2026-68155

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Ceph product: libceph Denial of service

What: libceph does not reject monmaps that advertise zero monitors, allowing malformed cluster configuration.
Who is affected: Systems running Ceph with libceph client libraries.
Urgency: High priority; CVSS 7.5 indicates significant impact on cluster reliability and availability.
Action: Update Ceph and libceph to patched versions immediately.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68155

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-681550.67% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 49% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-68155	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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