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CVE-2026-41608: Apache Thrift: Unbounded Zlib Decompression in Python THeaderTransport

From: Jens Geyer <jensg () apache org>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:41:56 +0000

Severity: important 

Affected versions:

- Apache Thrift (thrift) before 0.24.0

Description:

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.

References:

https://thrift.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41608

Current thread:

CVE-2026-41608: Apache Thrift: Unbounded Zlib Decompression in Python THeaderTransport Jens Geyer (Jul 24)