Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Thrift - CVE-2026-41603

 

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Thrift - CVE-2026-41603

Published: April 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU128308
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41603
CWE-ID: CWE-297
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to impersonate a trusted host.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Java TSSLTransportFactory when establishing TLS connections. A remote attacker can present a certificate with a mismatched hostname to impersonate a trusted host.


Affected software

Apache Thrift
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Anolis OS
python3-thrift
thrift
thrift-devel
thrift-glib
thrift-qt
perl-thrift
IBM Security QRadar Network Threat Analytics

How to mitigate CVE-2026-41603

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache Thrift - update to 0.23.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server - update to 11.7.1.6 Service pack 3
python3-thrift - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
thrift - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
thrift-devel - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
thrift-glib - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
thrift-qt - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
perl-thrift - addressed in versions 0.23.0-2, 0.24.0-1
IBM Security QRadar Network Threat Analytics - update to 2.0.2

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