What is CVE-2026-55970?

CVE-2026-55970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Thrift, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-55970?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Thrift

CVE-2026-55970

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 v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Apache Thrift
Apache Software Foundation Thrift — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-126 — Buffer Over-read

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55970?: CVE-2026-55970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Thrift, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-55970?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.