CVE-2026-21619
Unsafe Deserialization of Erlang Terms in hex_core
02 Description
Unsafe Deserialization of Erlang Terms in hex_core
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.0 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-02-27 17:57Z8 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-27 15:40Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-01-01
- Assigning CNA
- EEF
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4c702bfe075b2252761eb71899e552f7bf182e2e46a623b243a9615148f48bbe
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/security/advisories/GHSA-hx9w-f2w9-9g96
- cna.erlef.orghttps://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-21619.html
- osv.devhttps://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-21619
- github.comhttps://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/commit/cdf726095bca85ad2549d146df1e831ae93c2b13
- github.comhttps://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95
- github.comhttps://github.com/erlang/rebar3/commit/1d4478f527e373de0b225951e53115450e0d9b9d
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- erlang-hex No fix yet
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- erlang-hex Fixed in 2.4.2-2
- rebar3 Fixed in 3.27.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- rebar3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.