Erlang/OTP Information Disclosure Vulnerability, CVSS 5.4
Summary
CERT-Bund issued a security advisory regarding an information disclosure vulnerability in Erlang/OTP (Open Telecom Platform). The vulnerability has a CVSS Base Score of 5.4 (medium) and CVSS Temporal Score of 4.7 (medium), with remote attack capability confirmed. Affected versions include Open Source Erlang/OTP OTP versions prior to 26.2.5.17, 27.3.4.8, and 28.3.2, as well as inets versions prior to 7.0 and tftp versions prior to 1.0. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose information. Mitigations are available.
“Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Erlang/OTP ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.”
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CERT-Bund is the German federal cybersecurity agency's incident response team, run by the BSI. Their advisory feed publishes vulnerability disclosures and active exploitation warnings for software in widespread enterprise use: VPN appliances, email servers, file transfer products, ERP systems, browsers, hypervisors. Around 280 advisories a month, each with a CVSS score, affected versions, and remediation guidance. The advisories are written in German but cover the same vulnerabilities that show up in CISA, NCSC-UK, and JPCERT bulletins, often hours earlier. Watch this if you patch enterprise software, run a SOC, or write detection rules. GovPing publishes each advisory with the affected vendor, CVSS score, and original CERT-Bund link.
What changed
CERT-Bund published a security advisory detailing an information disclosure vulnerability in Erlang/OTP. The vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker to exploit Erlang/OTP and disclose information. Multiple product versions across OTP, inets, and tftp components are affected, with CVSS scores indicating medium severity. SUSE openSUSE is also listed as affected.
Organizations running Erlang/OTP on Linux or UNIX systems should review their installed versions and apply available mitigations. Security teams should prioritize patching to the latest fixed versions (26.2.5.17, 27.3.4.8, 28.3.2 for OTP; 7.0 for inets; 1.1.1.1, 1.2.2.1, 1.2.4 for tftp) to address the vulnerability.
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Apr 23, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
[WID-SEC-2026-0473] Erlang/OTP: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen CVSS Base Score 5.4 (mittel) CVSS Temporal Score 4.7 (mittel) Remoteangriff ja Datum 22.02.2026 Stand UPDATE 23.04.2026 Mitigation ja
Betroffene Systeme
Betriebssystem
- Linux
- UNIX
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Erlang/OTP (Open Telecom Platform) ist eine Sammlung von Bibliotheken und Tools, die auf der Programmiersprache Erlang basieren und für den Aufbau skalierbarer, fehlertoleranter und verteilter Systeme entwickelt wurden.
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UPDATE 22.04.2026
- SUSE openSUSE
22.02.2026
- Open Source Erlang/OTP OTP <26.2.5.17
Open Source Erlang/OTP OTP <27.3.4.8
Open Source Erlang/OTP OTP <28.3.2
Open Source Erlang/OTP inets <7.0
Open Source Erlang/OTP tftp <1.1.1.1
Open Source Erlang/OTP tftp <1.2.2.1
Open Source Erlang/OTP tftp <1.2.4
Angriff
Angriff
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Erlang/OTP ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen. CVE Informationen Versionshistorie Feedback zum Advisory geben
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