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    CVE-2026-23942

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Erlang OTP (ssh_sftpd module) allows Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl and program routines ssh_sftpd:is_within_root/2. The SFTP server uses string prefix matching via lists:prefix/2 rather than proper path component validation when checking if a path is within the configured root directory. This allows authenticated users to access sibling directories that share a common name prefix with the configured root directory. For example, if root is set to /home/user1, paths like /home/user10 or /home/user1_backup would incorrectly be considered within the root. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.4.1, OTP 27.3.4.9 and OTP 26.2.5.18, corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 before 5.5.1, 5.2.11.6 and 5.1.4.14.

    Published:Mar 13, 2026
    Last Modified:Jul 24, 2026
    EPS:Mar 13, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00363
    CVSS Score:5.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Erlang
    Product
    Erlang/otp
    Vendor
    Erlang
    Product
    Erlang\/otp
    Vendor
    Erlang
    Product
    Erlang\/ssh
    Vendor
    Erlang
    Product
    Otp

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