CVE-2026-85086: CWE-295 Improper certificate validation in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Improper certificate validation, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in Apache Thrift perl bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apache Thrift (CVE-2026-85086) relates to improper certificate validation and the initialization of a resource with insecure defaults in the Perl bindings. It affects all versions prior to 0.25.0. The improper validation could potentially undermine the security guarantees of TLS connections. The Apache Software Foundation has fixed this issue in version 0.25.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass certificate validation, potentially compromising the security of communications that rely on Apache Thrift's Perl bindings. This could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks or unauthorized access if exploited. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.25.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-85086: CWE-295 Improper certificate validation in Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift
Description
Improper certificate validation, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in Apache Thrift perl bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Thrift
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apache Thrift (CVE-2026-85086) relates to improper certificate validation and the initialization of a resource with insecure defaults in the Perl bindings. It affects all versions prior to 0.25.0. The improper validation could potentially undermine the security guarantees of TLS connections. The Apache Software Foundation has fixed this issue in version 0.25.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass certificate validation, potentially compromising the security of communications that rely on Apache Thrift's Perl bindings. This could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks or unauthorized access if exploited. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Thrift to version 0.25.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-02T23:22:27.719Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abf99b0a43b0b3b89b2694b
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 11:46:56 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 12:01:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 02:50:23 UTC
Views: 12
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