What is CVE-2026-48856?

CVE-2026-48856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/inets, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-48856?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Erlang Erlang\/inets

CVE-2026-48856

Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability in Erlang OTP inets (httpc_response module) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The httpc client forwards the Authorization and Proxy-Authorization request headers to redirect targets without che…

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Erlang Erlang\/inets
Erlang Erlang\/otp
Erlang Otp — versions 5.10, 17.0, 84adefa331c4159d432d22840663c38f155cd4c1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (related, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (Patch, patch)
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (related, vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (related, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (Product, x_version-scheme)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48856?: CVE-2026-48856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/inets, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-48856?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.