CVE-2026-55970: CWE-126 Buffer Over-read in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Buffer Over-read vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ 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-2026-55970 is a buffer over-read vulnerability in the Apache Thrift C++ bindings that affects all versions prior to 0.24.0. This vulnerability allows reading beyond allocated buffer limits, potentially exposing sensitive memory contents. The Apache Software Foundation has addressed this issue in version 0.24.0. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of memory contents due to buffer over-read. The impact is limited to confidentiality and availability with low severity, as indicated by the CVSS vector. No integrity impact is noted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
CVE-2026-55970: CWE-126 Buffer Over-read in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Description
Buffer Over-read vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ 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 6.9medium
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Thrift
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-55970 is a buffer over-read vulnerability in the Apache Thrift C++ bindings that affects all versions prior to 0.24.0. This vulnerability allows reading beyond allocated buffer limits, potentially exposing sensitive memory contents. The Apache Software Foundation has addressed this issue in version 0.24.0. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of memory contents due to buffer over-read. The impact is limited to confidentiality and availability with low severity, as indicated by the CVSS vector. No integrity impact is noted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.24.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T23:27:21.434Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a673f8f9c2644c7f8f0f163
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 11:22:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:33:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:34 UTC
Views: 79
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