SQL string_trim removes only spaces, diverging from in-memory trimming in AshSql

Summary

CVECVE-2026-80227
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerEEF
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-30 12:17:18 UTC
Updated2026-09-03 05:15:18 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect Comparison vulnerability in ash-project ash_sql allows a user to pad a string field with tab, newline, carriage-return, or form-feed characters and pass a trimmed uniqueness or equality check in the database that the same expression would fail in memory (or the reverse). string_trim/1 compiles to REGEXP_REPLACE patterns built from an Elixir string in which \s is the escape for a single space (codepoint 32), not a regex whitespace class. The generated SQL therefore removes only literal spaces and leaves tabs, newlines, carriage returns, and form feeds in place, whereas String.trim/1 in Elixir removes them all. Any Ash filter, validation, or identity that relies on string_trim/1 then behaves differently depending on whether Ash pushes the expression down to SQL or evaluates it in memory, so padded input can register a near-duplicate value or slip past a trimmed comparison. This issue affects ash_sql: from 0.1.0 before 0.7.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.1 LOW from 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002570000 probability, percentile 0.172610000 (date 2026-09-07)

Problem Types: CWE-697 | CWE-697 CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.06b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49dbSecondary2.1LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS2.1LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Ash-project Ash Sql affected 0.1.0 0.7.1 semver Not specified
CNA Ash-project Ash Sql affected dd092ed273dec7bd2194352f24a39229fc8ae68b 1b11b5d8bc5321e2e6acac21594ef08f61986117 git Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-80227 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db osv.dev
cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-80227.html 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db cna.erlef.org
github.com/ash-project/ash_sql/commit/1b11b5d8bc5321e2e6acac21594ef08f61... 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db github.com
github.com/ash-project/ash_sql/security/advisories/GHSA-76wx-w7ww-5xfq 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Peter Ullrich (en)

CNA: Peter Ullrich (en)

CNA: Zach Daniel / Ash Project (en)

CNA: Jonatan Männchen / EEF (en)

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