# CVE-2026-85087: Apache Thrift: Python ≥3.12 host-name check silently becomes a no-op

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.25.0
- Published: 2026-10-02 · Updated: 2026-10-02

## Affected

- thrift: fixed in 0.25.0

## Description

Improper certificate validation, Return of wrong status code vulnerability in Apache Thrift python bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on thrift, upgrade to a fixed version (0.25.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/l2rgp3dqhpy2w347forzdt9g7o2d6k0d

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