CVE-2026-23940

Published: Mar 13, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 16, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,1
Source: 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

AI Translation Available

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm allows Excessive Allocation. Publishing an oversized package can cause Hex.pm to run out of memory while extracting the uploaded package tarball. This can terminate the affected application instance and result in a denial of service for package publishing and potentially other package-processing functionality.

This issue affects hexpm: before 495f01607d3eae4aed7ad09b2f54f31ec7a7df01; hex.pm: before 2026-03-10.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0004
Percentile
0,1th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 4 Days)

400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Draft
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Access Control Other
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other) Bypass Protection Mechanism Other
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm/commit/495f01607d3eae4aed7ad…
https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm/commit/495f01607d3eae4aed7ad09b2f54f31ec7a7df01
https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm/security/advisories/GHSA-jp8…
https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm/security/advisories/GHSA-jp8w-gxf6-8hcr