CVE-2026-48858: Erlang OTP · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affects Erlang OTPSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 7.0 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.0, 1.2.6, 29.0.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 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 OTP and inets to 7.0; OTP and ftp to 1.2.6; OTP and erlang/otp to 29.0.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubinetspkg:github/inetsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubftppkg:github/ftpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHuberlang/otppkg:github/erlang/otpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
The ftp application is deprecated and scheduled for removal in OTP-30, which may mitigate future risk. If you cannot patch yet, avoid using the vulnerable ftp module in passive mode with inet IP family and ftp_extension set to false, or restrict FTP server connections to trusted hosts.
Description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Erlang/OTP ftp (ftp_internal module) allows FTP bounce attacks and SSRF via an unvalidated PASV response IP address. The ftp_internal:handle_ctrl_result/2 PASV handler (mode=passive, ipfamily=inet, ftp_extension=false) extracts the IP address from the server's 227 response and passes it directly to gen_tcp:connect/4 without validating it against the control connection peer address. The adjacent EPSV handlers correctly call peername(CSock) to derive the IP from the control connection, but the PASV handler does not. A malicious or compromised FTP server can redirect the client's data connection to an arbitrary internal host and port. On read operations (ftp:ls/1,2, ftp:nlist/1,2, ftp:recv/2,3), data from the redirected target is returned to the caller. On write operations (ftp:send/2,3, ftp:append/2,3), file content is sent to the redirected target. This enables SSRF against internal hosts, cloud metadata endpoints, and FTP bounce attacks against third-party hosts. The vulnerable path is the default configuration (mode=passive, ipfamily=inet, ftp_extension=false). RFC 2577 section 3 explicitly recommends validating the PASV response IP against the control connection peer. The ftp application is deprecated and scheduled for removal in OTP-30. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/inets/src/ftp/ftp_internal.erl (inets 5.10.4 through 6.5, OTP 17.4 through 20.3) and lib/ftp/src/ftp_internal.erl (ftp 1.0 and later, OTP 21.0 and later). This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.4 before OTP 29.0.2, OTP 28.5.0.2 and OTP 27.3.4.13, corresponding to inets from 5.10.4 before 7.0 and ftp from 1.0 before 1.2.6, 1.2.4.1 and 1.2.3.1.
References
- github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-24cv-hwgr-37fq (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-48858.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-48858 (opens in a new tab)
- erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/2691a806231ffd0490a8a9e20500dec0c7e73727 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/521bcfa24407ee8cb5614823cf905c37ea3aa605 (opens in a new tab)