# CVE-2026-55970: Apache Thrift: C++ heap out-of-bounds read in THeaderTransport::readHeaderFormat()

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.24.0
- Published: 2026-07-27 · Updated: 2026-07-27

## Affected

- thrift: fixed in 0.24.0

## Description

Buffer Over-read vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on thrift, upgrade to a fixed version (0.24.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7v3jhgwfbmhx42424phydlnzb109g8b9
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8pbnw4dyxxc9opp6qq725jhrzg25v8q7

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