---
id: CVE-2026-85494
title: >-
  Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency, Uncaught exception,
  Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Memory allocation with excessive size
  value, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in
  Apache Thrif…
summary: >-
  Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency, Uncaught exception,
  Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Memory allocation with excessive size
  value, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in
  Apache Thrif…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-130
  - CWE-248
  - CWE-407
  - CWE-789
  - CWE-1188
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: thrift
affected:
  - thrift < 0.25.0
  - thrift < 0.25.0
  - erlang_bindings < 0.25.0
  - lua_bindings < 0.25.0
  - dart_bindings < 0.25.0
  - javame_bindings < 0.25.0
  - d_bindings < 0.25.0
  - Thrift < 0.25.0
  - apache/thrift < 0.25.0
patched:
  - hardened_images
published: '2026-10-02'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T23:17:00.940'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85494'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/rm0m34gt6fh1flvt16wty559hfg191qr'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85494.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85494'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2545019'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85494'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85494'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74369'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.0031
epssPercentile: 0.23735
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T20:56:06.927521Z'
scores:
  nvd: 7.5
  cna: 8.7
  vendor: 7.5
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T11:16:44.276Z'
---

## Overview

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency, Uncaught exception, Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Memory allocation with excessive size value, Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python, Ruby, Erlang, Lua, Dart, JavaME, Perl, PHP and D language bindings.



This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.

## Remediation

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

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:74369** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-10-01 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74369)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7, Red Hat Ceph Storage 8, Red Hat Ceph Storage 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · no fix planned: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7, Red Hat Ceph Storage 8, Red Hat Ceph Storage 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · updated 2026-10-02 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85494.json)