CVE-2026-85086 Apache Thrift: Perl TLS client disables certificate verification by default
Apache Thrift Perl clients disable TLS certificate verification by default, allowing attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-85086?
CVE-2026-85086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Thrift, published on 2 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85086?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including thrift.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
thrift Bitnami | All versions | 0.25.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-85086?
Upgrade thrift to 0.25.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-85086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-105383, BIT-thrift-2026-85086, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85086, ECHO-2142-c2ed-fa0b, GHSA-hh3c-94jg-j5vj, MINI-qj6f-g5vh-gjwc and 1 more.