Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in hexpm hex_core (hex_api modules), hexpm hex (mix_hex_api modules), erlang rebar3 (r3_hex_api modules) allows Object Injection, Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/hex_api.erl, src/mix_hex_api.erl, apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_api.erl and program routines hex_core:request/4, mix_hex_api:request/4, r3_hex_api:request/4.
This issue affects hex_core: from 0.1.0 before 0.12.1; hex: from 2.3.0 before 2.3.2; rebar3: from 3.9.1 before 3.27.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hexpm | hex_core | >= eb327f8edfe45507351e38cc0805aa12fa647f0b, < cdf726095bca85ad2549d146df1e831ae93c2b13 |
| hexpm | hex_core | >= 0.1.0, < 0.12.1 |
| hexpm | hex | >= 314546ac432229518714cc8e3336e916b9da6305, < 636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95 |
| hexpm | hex | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2 |
| erlang | rebar3 | >= 209c02ec57c2cc3207ee0174c3af3675b8dc8f79, < 1d4478f527e373de0b225951e53115450e0d9b9d |
| erlang | rebar3 | >= 3.9.1, < 3.27.0 |
References
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-21619.html
- https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/commit/1d4478f527e373de0b225951e53115450e0d9b9dPatch
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/636739f3322514e9303ca335fb630696fcbb3c95Patch
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/commit/cdf726095bca85ad2549d146df1e831ae93c2b13Patch
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/security/advisories/GHSA-hx9w-f2w9-9g96Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-21619
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified