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An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the Hex.pm package manager allows authenticated attackers to cause denial of service by uploading oversized packages that exhaust server memory during extraction. The vulnerability affects hexpm versions before commit 495f01607d3eae4aed7ad09b2f54f31ec7a7df01 and hex.pm installations before March 10, 2026, with a CVSS 4.0 score of 7.1 indicating high availability impact. No active exploitation has been reported (not in KEV), no public proof-of-concept exists, and EPSS data is not available.
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the Hex.pm package manager allows authenticated attackers to cause denial of service by uploading oversized packages that exhaust server memory during extraction. The vulnerability affects hexpm versions before commit 495f01607d3eae4aed7ad09b2f54f31ec7a7df01 and hex.pm installations before March 10, 2026, with a CVSS 4.0 score of 7.1 indicating high availability impact. No active exploitation has been reported (not in KEV), no public proof-of-concept exists, and EPSS data is not available.