An issue was discovered in Erlang/OTP before 23.2.2.
Priority LOW 35CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Erlang/OTP before 23.2.2. The ssl application 10.2 accepts and trusts an invalid X.509 certificate chain to a trusted root Certification Authority.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01167 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 23.2.2 | Vulnerable | Erlang |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.2.2 Vulnerable ·Erlang
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Ansible Tower 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg86-vxqv-4j86
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-35733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xg86-vxqv-4j86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-35733 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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