Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2025) - Windows
🗓️ 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:erlang:erlang%2fotp";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.119098");
script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-09-11 14:22:32 +0000 (Thu, 11 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-48038", "CVE-2025-48039", "CVE-2025-48040", "CVE-2025-48041");
script_name("Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2025) - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_erlang_otp_ssh_banner_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("erlang/otp/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-pvj7-9652-7h9r");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-rr5p-6856-j7h8");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-h7rg-6rjg-4cph");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-79c4-cvv7-4qm3");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) is prone to multiple vulnerabilities in
the SSH component.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:
- CVE-2025-48038: SSH Unverified File Handles can Cause Excessive Use of System Resources
- CVE-2025-48039: SSH Unverified Paths can Cause Excessive Use of System Resources
- CVE-2025-48040: SSH Malicious Key Exchange Messages may Lead to Excessive Resource Consumption
- CVE-2025-48041: SSH_FXP_OPENDIR may Lead to Exhaustion of File Handles");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) versions prior to 26.2.5.15, 27.x prior
to 27.3.4.3 and 28.x prior to 28.0.3.
Note: While the advisories initially stating versions >= 17.0 are affected they are also including
the following note:
> In the case of this vulnerability, versions prior to OTP 17.0 are likely also affected.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 26.2.5.15, 27.3.4.3, 28.0.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less( version:version, test_version:"26.2.5.15" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"26.2.5.15", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"27.0", test_version_up:"27.3.4.3" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"27.3.4.3", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"28.0", test_version_up:"28.0.3" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"28.0.3", install_path:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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12 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 47.1
EPSS0.00431
SSVC