CVE-2026-34593
HIGHAsh Framework: Ash.Type.Module.cast_input/2 atom exhaustion via unchecked Module.concat allows BEAM VM crash
Title source: cnaDescription
Ash Framework is a declarative, extensible framework for building Elixir applications. Prior to version 3.22.0, Ash.Type.Module.cast_input/2 unconditionally creates a new Erlang atom via Module.concat([value]) for any user-supplied binary string that starts with "Elixir.", before verifying whether the referenced module exists. Because Erlang atoms are never garbage-collected and the BEAM atom table has a hard default limit of approximately 1,048,576 entries, an attacker who can submit values to any resource attribute or argument of type :module can exhaust this table and crash the entire BEAM VM, taking down the application. This issue has been patched in version 3.22.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-jjf9-w5vj-r6vp
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ash-project/ash/releases/tag/v3.22.0
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
33.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (3)
ash-hq/ash_framework
< 3.22.0
ash-project/ash
< 3.22.0
Hex/ash
0 - 3.22.0Hex
Published
Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 02, 2026