Apache Thrift: Infinite Loop & Prototype Pollution (pre-0.25.0)
CVE-2026-86535 Published on October 2, 2026
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Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop'), Improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution') vulnerability in Apache Thrift NodeJS bindings with TJSONProtocol.
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-2026-86535 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 an Infinite Loop Vulnerability?
The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.
CVE-2026-86535 has been classified to as an Infinite Loop vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Prototype Pollution Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.
CVE-2026-86535 has been classified to as a Prototype Pollution vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-86535
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift:- Before 0.25.0 is affected.