High 8.7Published Sep 1, 2026

CVE-2026-74835inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-770
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: EEF
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Sep 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Erlang OTP erlang:erlang/otp	before 17.0 status unknown; from 17.0 before 27.3.4.17; from 28.0 before 28.5.0.6; from 29.0 before 29.0.6	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5	vendor-advisory
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.html	related
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835	related
https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86	patch
https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7	patch
https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011	patch

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