Incorrect authorization in Erlang OTP - CVE-2026-74994

 

Incorrect authorization in Erlang OTP - CVE-2026-74994

Published: September 2, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU146841
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74994
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass directory-specific authorization controls.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the mod_auth module when processing authentication for multiple directory configuration blocks with dets or mnesia backends. A remote user can use valid credentials for one protected path to access other protected paths on the same httpd instance to bypass directory-specific authorization controls.

Only deployments configured with dets or mnesia authentication backends and two or more directory blocks with different require_user or require_group settings are vulnerable. Deployments using the plain authentication backend or a single directory block are not affected.


Affected software

Erlang OTP

How to mitigate CVE-2026-74994

Install security update from vendor's website.

Erlang OTP - addressed in versions 17.0, 27.3.4.17, 28.5.0.6, 29.0.6

External References

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