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Hex package manager version 0.14.0 through 0.18.2 contains a Signing oracle vulnerability…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

Hex package manager version 0.14.0 through 0.18.2 contains a Signing oracle vulnerability in Package registry verification that can result in Package modifications not detected, allowing code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via victim fetches packages from malicious/compromised mirror. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.19.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00877 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hex:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.0 – 0.18.2Vulnerablehexpm
  • cpe:2.3:a:hex:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.0 – 0.18.2 Vulnerable ·hexpm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1000012
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhxf-5pw9-q4gm

References

  • TI-2026-24685 Lockfile checksums not verified in Hex allows dependency integrity bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
  • TI-2026-17411 Unsafe Deserialization of Erlang Terms in hex_core CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0

Sources