PatchTheCVEerlang\/otp vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting erlang\/otp, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 6 tracked.
erlang\/otp has 6 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 6. Most recent: 2026-07-27. Highest priority: CVE-2026-42792 (score 40/100).
- CVE-2026-42792 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE UPGRADE Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts (epmd) allows an unauthenticated
- CVE-2026-54890 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE UPGRADE Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability in erlang otp erlang/otp (erts modules), erlang otp erts
- CVE-2026-58227 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE UPGRADE The Erlang/OTP ssl application does not detect cycles when reconstructing an incomplete peer certificate chain
- CVE-2026-59251 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE UPGRADE Allocation of resources without limits in Erlang/OTP public_key certificate path validation allows a remote un
- CVE-2026-55737 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE UPGRADE Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error and Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts allows an attacke
- CVE-2026-55953 HIGH 7.4 UPGRADE UPGRADE The Erlang/OTP ssl TLS 1.2 (and earlier) and DTLS client does not verify that the cipher suite selected by the
FAQ
How do I fix erlang\/otp vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is erlang\/otp being exploited right now?
None of the tracked erlang\/otp CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which erlang\/otp CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-42792 currently ranks highest (40/100): Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Erlang OTP erts (epmd) allows an unauthenticated .