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Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2025-48431Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.

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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue. Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.24thrift0.23.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-48431
Debian:12thriftno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431
Debian:13thriftno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431
Debian:14thrift0.23.0-3DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431
Ubuntu:25.10thriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSthriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431
Ubuntu:26.10thriftno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift 0 – before 0.23.0

Weakness: CWE-762, CWE-763 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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