Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-111959

Apache Arrow Rust: Improper validation of RunEndEncoded arrays allows out of bounds reads

publishedCWE-125CWE-20

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Apache Arrow Rust (`arrow` crate), from version 33.0.0 through to versions 57.3.1, 58.4.0, 59.3.1 and 60.0.0. Improper validation of RunEndEncoded arrays in the ArrayData interface can allow reading data beyond the bounds of the child values array. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 60.1.0, 59.3.2, 58.4.1, 57.3.2 which fixes the issue.

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-11-02Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-021 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Apache Arrow Rust
Apache Software Foundation
arrow
cargo
≥ 60.0.0; < 60.1.0 (affected, semver)
≥ 59.0.0; ≤ 59.3.1 (affected, semver)
≥ 58.0.0; ≤ 58.4.0 (affected, semver)
≥ 33.0.0; ≤ 57.3.1 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: apache

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References