Name: CVE-2026-74835: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-74835, CWE-770, CVSS 8.7, EPSS 0.00577

The inets application HTTP server httpd fails to enforce a configured body-size limit on chunked request.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.17, from OTP 28.0 before OTP 28.5.0.6, and from OTP 29.0 before OTP 29.0.6, corresponding to inets from 5.10 before 9.3.2.7, from 9.4 before 9.6.2.3, and from 9.7 before 9.7.2. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to inets before 5.10, is affected is unknown.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.7 (HIGH)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade erlang-runtime27Upgrade erlangUpgrade erlang-runtime28Upgrade erlang-runtime29	Sep 2, 2026	Sep 1, 2026
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade erlang-inets (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-base-hipe (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-eldapUpgrade erlang-snmpUpgrade erlang-megacoUpgrade erlang-sslUpgrade erlang-public-keyUpgrade erlang-megaco (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-eldap (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-base (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-baseUpgrade erlang-snmp (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-ssl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade erlang-inets	Sep 29, 2026	Sep 28, 2026

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CVSS Details

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