CVE-2026-41608
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings
CVE-2026-41608: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings. Not in the CISA KEV catalog.
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CVE-2026-41608 key facts
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalog checked )
- Highest advisory severity
- High
- CVSS base score
- 7.5 (Apache), 7.5 (Red Hat)
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H(Red Hat)
- Weakness
- CWE-409
- Fixed releases
- Apache: 0.24.0
- Red Hat: 0.24.0, thrift-main-0.24.0-0.1.hum1, RHSA-2026:49837
- VulniPulse record
- Published · Updated
Scores, vectors, weaknesses and fixed releases are quoted from vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2026-41608; bulletin-wide values are not repeated here.
Is CVE-2026-41608 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-41608 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and no tracked advisory for it reports exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41608?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by the vendor:
- Apache: 0.24.0
- Red Hat: 0.24.0, thrift-main-0.24.0-0.1.hum1, RHSA-2026:49837
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue. (Apache)
Vendor advisory comparison
Apache
1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.5
High [CVE-2026-41608] Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings
CVE-2026-41608Source published Source updated
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
- Affected products in this advisory
- Apache Thrift Python
- Source-reported affected versions
- 0.24.0
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 0.24.0
- Mitigation guidance
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
Red Hat
1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.5
High [CVE-2026-41608] Apache Thrift Python bindings: Denial of Service via data amplification
CVE-2026-41608Source published Source updated
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue. An attacker could exploit this by providing specially crafted compressed input, which may cause the application to consume excessive resources. This could potentially result in a denial of service (DoS) for affected systems. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-409. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Hardened Images. Red Hat lists Confidential Compute Attestation; Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; Red Hat OpenShift Update Service as not affected.…
- Affected products in this advisory
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Source-reported affected versions
- < 0.24.0
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 0.24.0
- thrift-main-0.24.0-0.1.hum1
- RHSA-2026:49837
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
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