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CVE-2026-47078: Erlang OTP · Relative Path Traversal

Affects Erlang OTPSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade OTP to 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a; stdlib to 6.2.2.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ErlangOTPAffected
  • >=27.1 <27.3.4.15
Fixed in–
ErlangOTPAffected
  • >=6.1 <6.2.2.4
Fixed in–
ErlangOTPAffected
  • ≥ 8d537f51a4262d24f3395c4148323eaca9facbbd, < 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a
Fixed in
  • 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887a
GitHubstdlibpkg:github/stdlibOther threatsAffected
  • >=6.1 <6.2.2.4
Fixed in
  • 6.2.2.4

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.

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