CVE-2026-74835
inets,httpd: Memory Exhaustion via Unenforced max_body_size During Chunked Body Reception
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-770 |
| Vendor | erlang |
| Product | otp |
| Published | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 1, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Erlang / OTP
17.0 < 27.3.4.17 28.0 < 28.5.0.6 29.0 < 29.0.6
Erlang / OTP
5.10 < 9.3.2.7 9.4 < 9.6.2.3 9.7 < 9.7.2
Erlang / OTP
84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1 < *
References
github.com: https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-x566-5xv5 cna.erlef.org: https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-74835.html osv.dev: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-74835 github.com: https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bceff0c2987cae83d9d4a77c5ecacd6d01b8b86 github.com: https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8e1ca42b64df6c41306affbe8dc129bdbd4042c7 github.com: https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7f9c460d1818c2afb78fbd01f8d8b81343bbb011
Credits
Lukas Backström / Erlang Solutions Konrad Pietrzak / Ericsson