---
id: CVE-2026-41608
aliases:
  - GHSA-6pjx-3pjc-mrj8
  - BIT-thrift-2026-41608
  - PYSEC-2026-3925
title: >-
  Apache Thrift Python bindings have an Improper Handling of Highly Compressed
  Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability
summary: >-
  Apache Thrift Python bindings have an Improper Handling of Highly Compressed
  Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: thrift
product: thrift
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - thrift < 0.24.0
patched:
  - thrift 0.24.0
published: '2026-07-27'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T12:25:26.369345595Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6pjx-3pjc-mrj8'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41608'
  - url: 'https://github.com/apache/thrift'
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/7v3jhgwfbmhx42424phydlnzb109g8b9'
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/vwsbcwqdpwdtp8qkjo11ol6rodbfm21f'
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/32'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/thrift'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pjx-3pjc-mrj8'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00584
epssPercentile: 0.46644
ingestedAt: '2026-09-02T19:31:22.809Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Thrift Python bindings.

This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.

## Affected packages

- `thrift < 0.24.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `thrift 0.24.0`