CVE-2026-74835: erlang otp

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighDeferred

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74835DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74835

Published 01-09-2026Last modified 08-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-74835 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in erlang otp. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

35/100

0100

Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

8.7/10

010

High · v4.0 (CVE.org)

EPSS score

0.58%

0%100%

Low · +0.25 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

RHSA-2026:62531 USN-8827-1

Timeline

01-09-2026
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
08-09-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

v4.08.7

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.25 pp

From 0.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026

EPSS score

0.58%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

Affected systems

Debian1 product

erlangAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:29.0.6+dfsg-1

Erlang1 product

otp≥ 17.0, < 27.3.4.17 | ≥ 28.0, < 28.5.0.6 | ≥ 29.0, < 29.0.6 | ≥ 5.10, < 9.3.2.7 | ≥ 9.4, < 9.6.2.3 | ≥ 9.7, < 9.7.2 | ≥ 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1 (No fix recorded)

Ubuntu1 product

erlang< 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm2 | < 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm3 | < 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm3 | < 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm2 | < 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7 | < 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7 | < 1:27.3.4.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

3 vendors · 3 products