CVE-2026-74994
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The mod_auth module in OTP's inets httpd server, when configured with dets or mnesia authentication backends and multiple directory configuration blocks, collapses all directory blocks into a single shared user/group namespace. A user added to one protected directory is accepted as valid for all other protected directories on the same server instance. 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 · low–medium · 2.3–6
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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-2026-74994inets, httpd: Authentication Bypass via Directory Namespace Collapse in httpd mod_auth2026-09-01vendor · osvUS
## Summary The mod_auth module in OTP's inets httpd server, when configured with dets or mnesia authentication backends and multiple directory configuration blocks, collapses all directory blocks into a single shared user/group namespace. A user added to one protected directory is accepted as valid for all other protected directories on the same server instance. 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-2026-74994.html
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/6101cb74ff2870718c622ba7af0c100f7f2524e3
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/6982e381137ede21a4e1faf5fa2dd82321691176
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/c5ccec8ed25c70ec6557fd81277e4b2f52285c19
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-c3cq-q8x6-547g
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74994
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