---
id: CVE-2026-120135
title: >-
  Apache Thrift: Java TProtocolUtil.skip() does not limit the recursion depth by
  default
summary: |-
  Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Thrift Java bindings.



  This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.



  Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-674
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: 'org.apache.thrift:libthrift'
affected:
  - 'org.apache.thrift:libthrift < 0.24.0'
published: '2026-10-31'
updated: '2026-10-31'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-31T21:08:29.726Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120135'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/7v3jhgwfbmhx42424phydlnzb109g8b9'
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/2zzkm3mfhfg79ohjo37pg1gms5nto588'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00553
epssPercentile: 0.46291
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T18:28:50.664Z'
---

## Overview

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Thrift Java 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

- `org.apache.thrift:libthrift < 0.24.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.