Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Thrift - CVE-2026-48144

 

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Thrift - CVE-2026-48144

Published: August 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145188
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-2026-48144
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 server.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in the c_glib TLS client when establishing TLS connections. A remote attacker can present a certificate for a different host to impersonate a trusted server.


Affected software

Apache Thrift

How to mitigate CVE-2026-48144

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache Thrift - update to 0.24.0

External References

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