Apache Thrift Uncontrolled Recursion in Dart/Java ME Bindings (0.24.9)
CVE-2026-85493 Published on October 2, 2026
Apache Thrift, Apache Thrift: TProtocolUtil.skip follows peer-chosen nesting to any depth the stack allows (Dart, Java ME)
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Thrift Dart and Java ME bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-85493 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
CVE-2026-85493 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Uncaught Exception
An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught. When an exception is not caught, it may cause the program to crash or expose sensitive information.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-85493
Want to know whenever a new CVE is published for Apache Thrift? stack.watch will email you.
Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift:- Before 0.25.0 is affected.
- Before 0.25.0 is affected.