CVE-2026-96288 Apache Thrift: Erlang generated struct reads have no recursion-depth guard (unbounded memory)
Attackers can cause denial of service via unbounded memory allocation in Apache Thrift Erlang struct reads due to missing recursion depth guards.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-96288?
CVE-2026-96288 is a high-severity denial of service 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
Uncontrolled Recursion, Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Erlang 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-2026-96288?
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-2026-96288?
Upgrade thrift to 0.25.0 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-96288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-106611, BIT-thrift-2026-96288, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96288, GHSA-m2hc-xchr-fpq6, MINI-jrjv-553f-66p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96288.