Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-85494Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift: Framed transport and binary protocol size read buffers from a peer-declared length without a limit (multi-language)

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Apache Thrift from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency, Uncaught exception, Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Memory allocation with excessive size value, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python, Ruby, Erlang, Lua, Dart, JavaME, Perl, PHP and D language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12thriftno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494
Debian:13thriftno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494
Debian:14thriftno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSruby-thriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSruby-thriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494
Ubuntu:26.10thriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-130, CWE-248, CWE-407, CWE-789, CWE-1188 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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