CVE-2026-47067: benoitc hackney · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects benoitc hackneySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 4.0.1 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.0.1, 31f6f0e27e096ad88743dfded4f030a3ee74972e
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade hackney to 4.0.1; hackney to 31f6f0e27e096ad88743dfded4f030a3ee74972e.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| benoitchackney | Affected
| Fixed in
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| benoitchackney | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexhackneypkg:hex/hackneyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Hexhackneypkg:hex/hackneyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:benoitc:hackney:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid processing untrusted URLs with arbitrary schemes or limit exposure to attacker-controlled URL inputs to mitigate risk.
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in benoitc hackney allows Flooding. The URL parser in src/hackney_url.erl converts every unrecognized URL scheme to a permanent BEAM atom via binary_to_atom/2. BEAM atoms are never garbage-collected and the atom table defaults to a hard limit of 1,048,576 entries. An attacker who can supply URLs with attacker-chosen scheme prefixes — directly as request targets, as configured webhook URLs, or via Location headers followed during redirects — can exhaust the atom table and crash the entire BEAM VM with system_limit. This issue affects hackney: from 2.0.0 before 4.0.1.
References
- github.com/benoitc/hackney/security/advisories/GHSA-9653-rcfr-5c62 (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-47067.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-47067 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/benoitc/hackney/commit/31f6f0e27e096ad88743dfded4f030a3ee74972e (opens in a new tab)