hexpm lib/hexpm/store/local.ex delete_many path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in hexpm and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function delete_many in the library lib/hexpm/store/local.ex. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-23939. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in hexpm (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete_many in the library lib/hexpm/store/local.ex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented by Michael Lubas. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-23939 since 01/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 5d2ccd2f14f45a63225a73fb5b1c937baf36fdc0/pkg:github/hexpm/hexpm@5d2ccd2f14f45a63225a73fb5b1c937baf36fdc0 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Patch: 5d2ccd2f14f45a63225a73fb5b1c937baf36fdc0/pkg:github/hexpm/hexpm@5d2ccd2f14f45a63225a73fb5b1c937baf36fdc0

Timelineinfo

01/19/2026 CVE reserved
02/26/2026 +38 days Advisory disclosed
02/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/23/2026 +25 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Michael Lubas
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-23939 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-23939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348043

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2026 21:31
Updated: 03/23/2026 18:44
Changes: 02/26/2026 21:31 (67), 03/23/2026 18:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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