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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-48853
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-EEF
Assigner Org ID-6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-15 Jun, 2026 | 21:56
Updated At-17 Jun, 2026 | 04:47
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Remote code execution and denial of service via unsafe Erlang term deserialization in elixir-grpc/grpc

Deserialization of Untrusted Data and Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerabilities in elixir-grpc grpc allow unauthenticated attackers to crash the BEAM node via atom table exhaustion and, when a decoded term flows into a call site that invokes it, achieve remote code execution on the server. 'Elixir.GRPC.Codec.Erlpack':decode/2 (lib/grpc/codec/erlpack.ex) calls :erlang.binary_to_term/1 on the raw gRPC message body without the :safe option, no size bound, and no type guard. Any unauthenticated peer that sends a request with Content-Type: application/grpc+erlpack can send a crafted payload that mints arbitrary new atoms (which are never garbage-collected, exhausting the bounded atom table and crashing the VM) or that encodes a fun term which, if applied anywhere downstream, executes attacker-controlled code inside the server process. This issue affects grpc from 0.4.0 before 1.0.0.

Affected Products
Vendor
elixir-grpc
Product
grpc
Collection URL
https://repo.hex.pm
Package Name
grpc
Repo
https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc
CPEs
  • cpe:2.3:a:elixir-grpc:grpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modules
  • 'Elixir.GRPC.Codec.Erlpack'
Program Files
  • lib/grpc/codec/erlpack.ex
Program Routines
  • 'Elixir.GRPC.Codec.Erlpack':decode/2
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0.4.0 before 1.0.0 (semver)
Vendor
elixir-grpc
Product
grpc
Collection URL
https://github.com
Package Name
elixir-grpc/grpc
Repo
https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc
CPEs
  • cpe:2.3:a:elixir-grpc:grpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modules
  • 'Elixir.GRPC.Codec.Erlpack'
Program Files
  • lib/grpc/codec/erlpack.ex
Program Routines
  • 'Elixir.GRPC.Codec.Erlpack':decode/2
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 25bcc569fe2cc4478531a6c546c923205fc751c9 before 272a97a5ea1b46af1819f14a831fcf35fc91f992 (git)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-502CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWECWE-770CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-502
Description: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-770
Description: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.09.2CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.2
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
CAPEC-586CAPEC-586 Object Injection
CAPEC-231CAPEC-231 Oversized Serialized Data Payloads
CAPEC ID: CAPEC-586
Description: CAPEC-586 Object Injection
CAPEC ID: CAPEC-231
Description: CAPEC-231 Oversized Serialized Data Payloads
Solutions

Configurations

GRPC.Codec.Erlpack must be explicitly registered as a codec on the gRPC server.

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

finder
Peter Ullrich
remediation developer
Paulo Valente
analyst
Jonatan Männchen
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/security/advisories/GHSA-grp7-v8xh-rj7h
vendor-advisory
related
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-48853.html
related
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-48853
related
https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/commit/272a97a5ea1b46af1819f14a831fcf35fc91f992
patch
Hyperlink: https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/security/advisories/GHSA-grp7-v8xh-rj7h
Resource:
vendor-advisory
related
Hyperlink: https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-48853.html
Resource:
related
Hyperlink: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-48853
Resource:
related
Hyperlink: https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/commit/272a97a5ea1b46af1819f14a831fcf35fc91f992
Resource:
patch
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/security/advisories/GHSA-grp7-v8xh-rj7h
exploit
Hyperlink: https://github.com/elixir-grpc/grpc/security/advisories/GHSA-grp7-v8xh-rj7h
Resource:
exploit
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