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CVE-2026-96618 Hex exhausts memory and disk on oversized or compressed responses from an untrusted mirror

🗓️ 12 Oct 2026 15:29:19Reported by EEFType 
cvelist
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Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data in hexpm hex allows memory or disk exhaustion.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202615:49
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202615:29
–cve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202615:29
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-97500
12 Oct 202615:29
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202615:29
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202616:17
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2026-96618 Hex exhausts memory and disk on oversized or compressed responses from an untrusted mirror
12 Oct 202615:29
–osv_cve
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96618
12 Oct 202616:17
–osv_debian
osv_eef
osv_eef
EEF-CVE-2026-96618 Hex exhausts memory and disk on oversized or compressed responses from an untrusted mirror
12 Oct 202615:29
–osv_eef
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-110652
12 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
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[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "'Elixir.Hex.HTTP'",
      "'Elixir.Hex.SCM'",
      "'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Hex.Docs'"
    ],
    "packageName": "hex",
    "packageURL": "pkg:otp/hex?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex&vcs_url=repository_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex.git",
    "product": "hex",
    "programFiles": [
      "lib/hex/http.ex",
      "lib/hex/scm.ex",
      "lib/mix/tasks/hex.docs.ex"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.HTTP':request/5"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.SCM':fetch/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.SCM':update/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Hex.Docs':run/1"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2.5.2",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.11.2",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "'Elixir.Hex.HTTP'",
      "'Elixir.Hex.SCM'",
      "'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Hex.Docs'"
    ],
    "packageName": "hexpm/hex",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/hexpm/hex",
    "product": "hex",
    "programFiles": [
      "lib/hex/http.ex",
      "lib/hex/scm.ex",
      "lib/mix/tasks/hex.docs.ex"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.HTTP':request/5"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.SCM':fetch/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Hex.SCM':update/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Hex.Docs':run/1"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "bb5189eade682c5fc3f98d9725973a7beb4e1deb",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "08956100a8283ba500a123e5539ac64d5d7e91d8",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "51ea632424fb6ea8765148f96dc25dfeb526b1f8",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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