CVE-2026-21620
Description
Relative Path Traversal, Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in erlang otp erlang/otp (tftp_file modules), erlang otp inets (tftp_file modules), erlang otp tftp (tftp_file modules) allows Relative Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/tftp/src/tftp_file.erl, src/tftp_file.erl. This issue affects otp: from 17.0, from 07b8f441ca711f9812fad9e9115bab3c3aa92f79; otp: from 5.10 before 7.0; otp: from 1.0.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u4 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:27.3.4.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:27.3.4.8+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u2 |
| sles | affected | |
References
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-hmrc-prh3-rpvp
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-21620.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-21620
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/10706
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/696fdec922661d4a3cc528fc34bc24fae8d4ad8a
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/3970738f687325138eb75f798054fa8960ac354e
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/655fb95725ba2fb811740b57e106873833824344
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-21620
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21620.html
CWEs
CWE-23
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.