CVE-2026-21619
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 2.0
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.
Products: hexpm hex_core, hexpm hex, erlang rebar3
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | rebar3 | no fix |
| Debian 13 | erlang-hex | no fix |
| Debian 13 | rebar3 | no fix |
| Debian 14 | erlang-hex | 2.4.2-2 |
| Debian 14 | rebar3 | 3.27.0-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rebar3 | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rebar3 | no fix |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | rebar3 | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rebar3 | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rebar3 | no fix |