Access of Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability in Apache Thrift by Apache
CVE-2026-66081

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Thrift
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-66081?

An Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability has been identified in the c_glib bindings of Apache Thrift. This issue allows attackers to exploit uninitialized memory, potentially leading to undefined behaviors in the application. It is crucial for users running versions prior to 0.25.0 to upgrade to this version to eliminate the vulnerability and enhance the security posture of their implementations.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Thrift 0 < 0.25.0

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znz...
vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/9d51ygo6hrsdo5ndwckbwt3mn...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Akhil Koul
Claude (Anthropic Research)
Arthur Chan, Ada Logics (arthur.chan@adalogics.com)
.