CVE-2026-47078: Erlang OTP · Relative Path Traversal
Affects Erlang OTPSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a, 6.2.2.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade OTP to 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a; stdlib to 6.2.2.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubstdlibpkg:github/stdlibOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHuberlang/otppkg:github/erlang/otpOther threats | Affected– | Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid extracting untrusted zip archives using the vulnerable Erlang OTP stdlib zip module functions.
Description
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib zip module) allows writing files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted zip archive. zip:unzip/1,2 and zip:extract/1,2 validate entry paths using zip:check_dir_level/2, which tracks directory depth as a running integer counter: .. decrements it, normal path components increment it. The caller rejects only paths where the final counter value is less than zero. A path such as ../x/y causes the counter to go negative mid-traversal then recover to zero, passing validation while resolving to a location outside the extraction directory when joined with the current working directory via add_cwd. This vulnerability is associated with program file lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 27.1 before OTP 27.3.4.15, OTP 28.5.0.4, and OTP 29.0.4, corresponding to stdlib from 6.1 before 6.2.2.4, 7.3.0.1, and 8.0.3.
References
- github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-rf72-wp7h-jg3x (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-47078.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-47078 (opens in a new tab)
- erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8d537f51a4262d24f3395c4148323eaca9facbbd (opens in a new tab)