Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ash-project | ash | < 3.22.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/releases/tag/v3.22.0Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-jjf9-w5vj-r6vpExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-jjf9-w5vj-r6vpExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 2, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed