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).
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | thrift | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Debian:13 | thrift | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Debian:14 | thrift | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ruby-thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ruby-thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85494 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.25.0 |
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
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/rm0m34gt6fh1flvt16wty559hfg191qr vendor-advisory