CVE-2026-58227: Erlang OTP · Uncontrolled Recursion
Affects Erlang OTPSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 11.7.4 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 11.7.4, 29.0.4
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 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade ssl to 11.7.4; erlang/otp to 29.0.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| ErlangOTP | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubsslpkg:github/sslOther 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
If you cannot patch yet, consider limiting exposure to untrusted TLS/DTLS peers or applying any vendor-recommended temporary mitigations once published.
Description
The Erlang/OTP ssl application does not detect cycles when reconstructing an incomplete peer certificate chain during a TLS or DTLS handshake. In ssl_certificate:handle_incomplete_chain/5, the received chain is passed to ssl_certificate:build_certificate_chain/5, which walks issuer relationships via ssl_certificate:do_certificate_chain/7 with no cycle detection and no depth limit. When the peer supplies two mutually cross-signed certificates in unordered form (A issues B, B issues A), the issuer lookup alternates between the two certificates and the pair of functions recurses indefinitely, growing the call stack and chain accumulator without bound. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted certificate chain in a TLS or DTLS Certificate handshake message to exhaust available memory and crash the BEAM node. Only a TCP connection and a partial handshake are required; no authentication or completed handshake is needed, and both TLS/DTLS servers and clients are affected when processing peer certificate messages. This issue affects OTP from OTP 23.2 before OTP 29.0.4, OTP 28.5.0.4 and OTP 27.3.4.15, corresponding to ssl from 10.2 before 11.7.4, 11.6.0.4 and 11.2.12.11.
References
- github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-r5jr-mq46-vmhw (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-58227.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-58227 (opens in a new tab)
- erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0307bff2c72b685c6bd952daaac6bd661c247d62 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/241d43703989fec4b6bf637beaeb366d92dcc4c2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/7db64720177961e04545681480d691c4be81c54d (opens in a new tab)