CVE-2026-74835
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7
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affected products (9)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3146Erlang/OTP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Erlang/OTP ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- EEF-CVE-2026-74835inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception2026-09-01vendor · osvUS
## Summary 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.
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references (6) nvd
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- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.html
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835
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