CVE-2026-41608 (GCVE-0-2026-41608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-27 10:53 – Updated: 2026-07-27 11:07
VLAI
Title
Apache Thrift: Unbounded Zlib Decompression in Python THeaderTransport
Summary
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.
Severity
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CWE
  • CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift Affected: 0 , < 0.24.0 (semver)
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