CVE-2026-74835inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
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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 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5vendor-advisory
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.htmlrelated
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835related
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86patch
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7patch
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011patch
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