CVE-2026-97209: elixir-lang elixir

Insecure temporary file in mix deps.partition lets a local user execute code in another user's dependency build

CVSS 5.4 MediumEPSS 0.0011 · 1st percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: EEF) at 30 Oct 2026, 08:59 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
elixir-lang	elixir Package name: mix pkg:otp/mix?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felixir-lang%2Felixir&vcs_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felixir-lang%2Felixir.git	affected 1.20.0-rc.4 to before 1.20.5 semver Other versions: unaffected
elixir-lang	elixir Package name: elixir-lang/elixir https://github.com pkg:github/elixir-lang/elixir	affected 7f3d95b60c28ae3026a5c1bf943166391245bfd1 to before * git Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers

CVE-2026-97209

CNA

EEF

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-377

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.4	Medium	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	CNA (EEF)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0011, the 1st percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 30 Oct 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

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