Resource Allocation Vulnerability in Apache Thrift by The Apache Software Foundation
CVE-2026-96990

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Thrift
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-96990?

A resource allocation vulnerability has been identified in the Erlang bindings of Apache Thrift, allowing for resource exhaustion through improper limits and throttling. This flaw, impacting all versions before 0.25.0, can potentially lead to performance degradation and service interruptions. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 0.25.0 to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Thrift 0 < 0.25.0

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znz...
vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/hrgcqlms4ksrz4qkqdjwoxxgg...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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