Medium severity · published Oct 30, 2026
CVE-2026-97209
Insecure temporary file in mix deps.partition lets a local user execute code in another user's dependency build
New
5.4
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Mix deps.partition in Elixir allows a local user to execute code as another user via a swapped partition config file. Partitioned dependency compilation passes the project configuration to each partition VM through a file in a fixed-name directory under the shared system temporary directory, and the partition trusts what it reads back. Another local user on the same host can exploit this during a mix deps.compile run that uses partitioned compilation. Mix.Tasks.Deps.Partition.server/4 in lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/deps.partition.ex creates the directory with File.mkdir_p/1, which accepts an existing directory without checking its owner, so a user who created it first can replace the file before client/0 reads it. This issue affects mix: from 1.20.0-rc.4 before 1.20.5.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
elixir · elixir-lang
1.20.0-rc.4 before 1.20.5; 7f3d95b60c28ae3026a5c1bf943166391245bfd1 · source: vendor
Affected product
EL
elixir
elixir-lang
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