---
id: "CVE-2026-120135"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120135"]
title: "Apache Thrift Java bindings: uncontrolled recursion crashes or stalls services"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.2
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-thrift", "java", "package", "rpc-services"]
not_affected_if: ["no-thrift-in-use", "non-java-bindings"]
published_at: "2026-10-31T21:16:53+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-31T21:37:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-31T21:39:03+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120135", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-31T21:37:09+00:00"}]
---

# Apache Thrift Java bindings: uncontrolled recursion crashes or stalls services

Apache Thrift's Java bindings recurse without limit while handling certain input, which can exhaust the stack. An attacker who can send crafted data to a Thrift service can crash it or make it unresponsive.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the Thrift Java library version in your build file (for example `libthrift` in Maven or Gradle) and confirm whether it is below `0.24.0`.
- Look for services that deserialize Thrift messages from untrusted network clients.

## Fix

- Apache Thrift Java bindings: upgrade to `0.24.0`.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-31T21:37:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120135

## From the sources

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Thrift Java bindings.



This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.



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

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