Ash.Type ignores outer array constraints on nested {:array, {:array, type}} inputs

Summary

CVECVE-2026-82740
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerEEF
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-01 04:18:03 UTC
Updated2026-09-01 21:15:00 UTC
DescriptionImproper Input Validation vulnerability in ash-project ash fails to enforce the outer array constraints on a doubly-nested {:array, {:array, type}} attribute, letting invalid input pass validation. Ash.Type.apply_constraints/3 (lib/ash/type/type.ex) handled the {:array, {:array, type}} case by mapping only the inner {:array, type} constraints over each element, so constraints declared on the outer array (such as min_length, max_length, and nil_items?) were never applied. An attacker could submit an outer list that violates those constraints (too many elements, or nil entries where disallowed) and have it accepted and persisted. The fix enforces the outer array constraints and adds explicit handling for nil and non-list inputs. This issue affects ash: from 2.16.1 before 3.32.2.

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: 0.001260000 probability, percentile 0.025940000 (date 2026-09-03)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation


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 affected 2.16.1 3.32.2 semver Not specified
CNA Ash-project Ash affected 7b50a401d85018371659e51c34c89d7e1d0c2ac9 c85ccff7dc6e3b0b3e40ad788b0056b3b6bee5ce git Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-v29m-p28g-w5fc 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-82740.html 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db cna.erlef.org
github.com/ash-project/ash/commit/c85ccff7dc6e3b0b3e40ad788b0056b3b6bee5ce 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db github.com
osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-82740 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db osv.dev
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: Jonatan Männchen / EEF (en)

CNA: Zach Daniel / Ash Project (en)

CNA: Peter Ullrich (en)

CNA: Peter Ullrich (en)

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