CVE-2026-21620
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.
Published:Feb 20, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 24, 2026
EPS:Feb 20, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00461
CVSS Score:4.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Erlang
Product
Erlang/otp
Erlang
Erlang/otp
Vendor
Erlang
Product
Erlang\/otp
Erlang
Erlang\/otp
Vendor
Erlang
Product
Otp
Erlang
Otp
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
