CVE-2026-21619
CVE-2026-21619 · Unsafe Deserialization of Erlang Terms in hex_core
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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in hexpm hex_core (hex_api modules), hexpm hex (mix_hex_api modules), erlang rebar3 (r3_hex_api modules) allows Object Injection, Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/hex_api.erl, src/mix_hex_api.erl, apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_api.erl and program routines hex_core:request/4, mix_hex_api:request/4, r3_hex_api:request/4. This issue affects hex_core: from 0.1.0 before 0.12.1; hex: from 2.3.0 before 2.3.2; rebar3: from 3.9.1 before 3.27.0.
CVSS 2.0 · Low · EPSS 0.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
hex_core
- Versions
- ≥ eb327f8edfe45507351e38cc0805aa12fa647f0b, < cdf726095bca85ad2549d146df1e831ae93c2b13: Affected (git)
No fix published
hex_core
- Versions
- ≥ 0.1.0, < 0.12.1: Affected (semver)
Update to 0.12.1
hex
- Versions
- ≥ 314546ac432229518714cc8e3336e916b9da6305, < 636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95: Affected (git)
Update to 636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95
hex
- Versions
- ≥ 2.3.0, < 2.3.2: Affected (semver)
Update to 2.3.2
rebar3
- Versions
- ≥ 209c02ec57c2cc3207ee0174c3af3675b8dc8f79, < 1d4478f527e373de0b225951e53115450e0d9b9d: Affected (git)
No fix published
rebar3
- Versions
- ≥ 3.9.1, < 3.27.0: Affected (semver)
Update to 3.27.0
erlang-hex Debian:13
- Versions
- 2.0.6-2
- 2.4.2-1
- 2.4.2-2
- 2.5.1-1
- 2.5.1-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
erlang-hex Debian:14
- Versions
- 2.0.6-2
- 2.4.2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.2-2
Update to 2.4.2-2
rebar3 Debian:12
- Versions
- 3.19.0-1
- 3.23.0-1
- 3.23.0-2
- 3.23.0-3
- 3.24.0-1
- 3.25.1-1
- 3.26.0-1
- 3.27.0-1
- 3.27.0-2
- 3.27.0-3
- 3.27.0-4
- 3.27.0-5
- 3.27.0-6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Debian:13
- Versions
- 3.24.0-1
- 3.25.1-1
- 3.26.0-1
- 3.27.0-1
- 3.27.0-2
- 3.27.0-3
- 3.27.0-4
- 3.27.0-5
- 3.27.0-6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Debian:14
- Versions
- 3.24.0-1
- 3.25.1-1
- 3.26.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.27.0-1
Update to 3.27.0-1
rebar3 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.18.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.19.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 3.23.0-3
- 3.24.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 3.26.0-1
- 3.27.0-3
- 3.27.0-4
- 3.27.0-6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rebar3 Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.24.0-1
- 3.25.1-1
- 3.26.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/security/advisories/GHSA-hx9w-f2w9-9g96
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-21619.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-21619
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/commit/cdf726095bca85ad2549d146df1e831ae93c2b13
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95
- https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/commit/1d4478f527e373de0b225951e53115450e0d9b9d
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21619