{"id":"CVE-2026-55971","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-55971","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T07:25:14.775Z","title":"Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ bindings.","description":"Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ bindings.\n\nThis issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.","published":"2026-07-27T12:16:46.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-24T13:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-122"],"affected":["apache/thrift"],"epss":{"score":0.00979,"percentile":0.62006,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/7v3jhgwfbmhx42424phydlnzb109g8b9","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/xjs36m6kjxpmrmzwck636msg3nvoqnmx","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/42","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55971","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}