CVE-2026-96288

Apache Thrift: Erlang generated struct reads have no recursion-depth guard (unbounded memory)

8.2 HighFix available

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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

0.34%Down 0.1 points since Oct 3, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used8.2

Apache Thrift: Erlang generated struct reads have no recursion-depth guard (unbounded memory)

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-2026-96288
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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-674, CWE-770
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-914138.2

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-2026-91413
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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-m2hc-xchr-fpq68.2

Uncontrolled Recursion, Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in...

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-m2hc-xchr-fpq6
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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-674
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD8.2

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-2026-96288
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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-674, CWE-770
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-962888.2

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-2026-96288
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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

OSVRHSA-2026:743697.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2026:74369
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-13

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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-962888.2

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96288
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS: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-106611No score

CVE-2026-96288 affecting package thrift 0.24.0-1

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-106611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-thrift-2026-96288No score

Apache Thrift: Erlang generated struct reads have no recursion-depth guard (unbounded memory)

Uncontrolled Recursion, 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-2026-96288
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12051-1No 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

apache software foundation thrift

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`thrift` Azure Linux:3	through 0.24.0-1	None known
`thrift` Bitnami	before 0.25.0	0.25.0
`thrift` Debian: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 less 0.19.0-10.19.0-20.19.0-2.10.19.0-2.1~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
`thrift` Debian: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 less 0.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2	None known
`thrift` Debian: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 less 0.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2	None known
`perl-thrift` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1
`python3-thrift` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1
`thrift` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1
`thrift-devel` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1
`thrift-glib` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`thrift-qt` Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1	0:0.25.0-0.1.hum1
`thrift` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.0-60.13.0-2build10.13.0-2build2	None known
`thrift` Ubuntu: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
`thrift` Ubuntu: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
`thrift` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.22.0-3ubuntu10.23.0-30.23.0-3ubuntu1	None known
`thrift` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-4build10.22.0-30.22.0-3ubuntu1	None known
`thrift` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 33 CVEs	before 0.25.0-1.1	0.25.0-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 13, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-96288 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 0.34%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in thrift 0.25.0.

References

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