CVE-2026-55971 | Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift C+… | CVSS 9.3 CRITICAL

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-55971
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Reserved: 2026-06-17 23:28 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 11:11 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-27 13:07 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-122
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Vendor / Product: Apache Software Foundation / Apache Thrift
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.3 CRITICAL CVSS 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Thrift	—	0 < 0.24.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-122	cna	CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (2)