CVE-2026-48586: CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++, Java, Python, Go, D, C/GLib bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48586 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Apache Thrift before version 0.24.0. It involves improper handling of highly compressed data, categorized under CWE-409 (Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data leading to Data Amplification). This flaw can cause excessive resource consumption or amplification effects when processing crafted compressed data inputs. The vulnerability affects multiple language bindings of Apache Thrift including C++, Java, Python, Go, D, and C/GLib. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.24.0 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to data amplification, which may cause denial of service or resource exhaustion by processing specially crafted highly compressed data. This can impact availability and performance of services using vulnerable versions of Apache Thrift.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the provided data.
CVE-2026-48586: CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Description
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++, Java, Python, Go, D, C/GLib bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Thrift
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48586 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Apache Thrift before version 0.24.0. It involves improper handling of highly compressed data, categorized under CWE-409 (Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data leading to Data Amplification). This flaw can cause excessive resource consumption or amplification effects when processing crafted compressed data inputs. The vulnerability affects multiple language bindings of Apache Thrift including C++, Java, Python, Go, D, and C/GLib. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.24.0 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to data amplification, which may cause denial of service or resource exhaustion by processing specially crafted highly compressed data. This can impact availability and performance of services using vulnerable versions of Apache Thrift.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the provided data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T20:38:07.261Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a673f8d9c2644c7f8f0f054
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 11:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:32:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:22 UTC
Views: 73
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