CVE-2026-21619
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.
Published:Feb 27, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 27, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00058
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Erlang
Product
Rebar3
Erlang
Rebar3
Vendor
Hex
Product
Hex
Hex
Hex
Vendor
Hex
Product
Hex Core
Hex
Hex Core
Vendor
Hexpm
Product
Hex
Hexpm
Hex
Vendor
Hexpm
Product
Hex Core
Hexpm
Hex Core
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
