CVE-2026-49158: 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 Ruby 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
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49158) in Apache Thrift Ruby bindings is classified under CWE-409 (Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data), resulting in data amplification that can cause availability disruption. The issue affects Apache Thrift versions prior to 0.24.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and an impact limited to availability. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.24.0 to fix the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction to cause a denial of service by improper handling of highly compressed data, leading to resource exhaustion or amplification effects. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, which fixes this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor recommendation to upgrade. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated.
CVE-2026-49158: 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 Ruby 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 v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Thrift
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49158) in Apache Thrift Ruby bindings is classified under CWE-409 (Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data), resulting in data amplification that can cause availability disruption. The issue affects Apache Thrift versions prior to 0.24.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and an impact limited to availability. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 0.24.0 to fix the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction to cause a denial of service by improper handling of highly compressed data, leading to resource exhaustion or amplification effects. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, which fixes this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor recommendation to upgrade. No other mitigation or temporary fix is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-27T23:08:39.282Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a673f8d9c2644c7f8f0f059
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 11:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:32:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:33 UTC
Views: 83
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