CVE-2026-21620
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CVE-2026-21620 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Relative Path Traversal, Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in erlang otp erlang/otp (tftp_file modules), erlang otp inets (tftp_file modules), erlang otp tftp (tftp_file modules) allows Relative Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/tftp/src/tftp_file.erl, src/tftp_file.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.3.2, OTP 27.3.4.8 and OTP 26.2.5.17, corresponding to tftp from 1.0 before 1.2.4, 1.2.2.1 and 1.1.1.1; also inets from 5.10 before 7.0.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Relative Path Traversal, Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization vulnerability in erlang otp erlang/otp (tftp_file modules), erlang otp inets (tftp_file modules), erlang otp tftp (tftp_file modules) allows Relative Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/tftp/src/tftp_file.erl, src/tftp_file.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.3.2, OTP 27.3.4.8 and OTP 26.2.5.17, corresponding to tftp from 1.0 before 1.2.4, 1.2.2.1 and 1.1.1.1; also inets from 5.10 before 7.0.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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- Status
- Deferred
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