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CVE-2026-23939Disclosure(hex / hexpm)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local' module) allows Relative Path Traversal. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm/store/local.ex and program routines 'Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local':get/3, 'Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local':put/4, 'Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local':delete/2, 'Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local':delete_many/2. This issue does NOT affect hex.pm the service. Only self-hosted deployments using the Local Storage backend are affected. This issue affects hexpm: from 931ee0ed46fa89218e0400a4f6e6d15f96406050 before 5d2ccd2f14f45a63225a73fb5b1c937baf36fdc0.

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Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • hexpm

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked at 2 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-02-27)
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
hex
Products
hexpm

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-02-26: 1Mentions · 2026-02-27: 2Technical Details · 2026-02-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-27: 202-2602-27
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-02-261
Disclosure1
2026-02-272
Disclosure1General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-23939 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('http://Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local' module) allows Relative … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23939 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-2393… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-23939, detailing a path traversal vulnerability in the hexpm module, without mentioning exploitation, PoC, or patch information.

    0000039
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  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-23939 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('http://Elixir.Hexpm.Store.Local' module) allows Relative … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23939

    Post summary

    The text announces the CVE, identifies it as a path traversal flaw, but provides no further details on exploitation, patches, or PoC.

    00000193
    56.6K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-23939 Path Traversal Vulnerability in Hexpm Local Storage Backend Affecting Self-Hosted Deployments https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-23939

    Post summary

    A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-23939) in Hexpm's local storage backend affecting self‑hosted deployments has been disclosed, but no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

    0000040
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