CVE-2026-96990
Apache Thrift: Erlang thrift_json_protocol reads a whole message with no size bound
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Thrift: Erlang thrift_json_protocol reads a whole message with no size bound
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-96990- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-91409
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-91409- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6j6-9pr2-22x9
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang...
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-m6j6-9pr2-22x9- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-96990- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-96990
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96990- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-96990
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96990- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-106539 No score
CVE-2026-96990 affecting package thrift 0.24.0-1
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
AZL-106539- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-thrift-2026-96990 No score
Apache Thrift: Erlang thrift_json_protocol reads a whole message with no size bound
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
BIT-thrift-2026-96990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12051-1 No score
libthrift-0_25_0-0.25.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libthrift-0_25_0-0.25.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12051-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thriftAzure Linux:3 |
through 0.24.0-1 | None known |
thriftBitnami |
before 0.25.0 | 0.25.0 |
thriftDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.0-20.17.0-30.17.0-40.18.1-10.18.1-2 Show 16 moreShow less0.19.0-10.19.0-20.19.0-2.10.19.0-2.1~exp10.19.0-30.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-30.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2 |
None known |
thriftDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-3 Show 6 moreShow less0.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2 |
None known |
thriftDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-3 Show 6 moreShow less0.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.0-60.13.0-2build10.13.0-2build2 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.13.0-6ubuntu10.13.0-6ubuntu20.13.0-6ubuntu30.13.0-70.16.0-2 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.0-40.19.0-20.19.0-2build10.19.0-2.1build40.19.0-2.1build5 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.22.0-3ubuntu10.23.0-30.23.0-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-4build10.22.0-30.22.0-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
thriftopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 33 CVEs |
before 0.25.0-1.1 | 0.25.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-96990 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Apache Software Foundation Thrift, published October 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in thrift 0.25.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96990
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6j6-9pr2-22x9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-96990
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-96990
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96990
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-82458