CVE-2020-24719

Published Nov 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 23.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Exposed Erlang Cookie could lead to Remote Command Execution (RCE) attack. Communication between Erlang nodes is done by exchanging a shared secret (aka "magic cookie"). There are cases where the magic cookie is included in the content of the logs. An attacker can use the cookie to attach to an Erlang node and run OS level commands on the system running the Erlang node. Affects version: 6.5.1. Fix version: 6.6.0.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17430 Exposed Erlang Cookie could lead to Remote Command Execution (RCE) attack. Communication between Erlang nodes is done by exchanging a shared secret (aka "magic cookie"). There are cases where the magic cookie is included in the content of the logs. An attacker can use the cookie to attach to an Erlang node and run OS level commands on the system running the Erlang node. Affects version: 6.5.1. Fix version: 6.6.0.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM