CVE-2026-21622

Password Reset Tokens Do Not Expire

Published Mar 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.5 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset' module) allows Account Takeover.

Password reset tokens generated via the "Reset your password" flow do not expire. When a user requests a password reset, Hex sends an email containing a reset link with a token. This token remains valid indefinitely until used. There is no time-based expiration enforced.

If a user's historical emails are exposed through a data breach (e.g., a leaked mailbox archive), any unused password reset email contained in that dataset could be used by an attacker to reset the victim's password. The attacker does not need current access to the victim's email account, only access to a previously leaked copy of the reset email.

This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm/accounts/password_reset.ex and program routines 'Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset':can_reset?/3.

This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before bb0e42091995945deef10556f58d046a52eb7884.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Users who suspect email exposure should: * Immediately reset their password. * Enable and enforce 2FA. There is no complete mitigation without implementing token expiration.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hex
Hex hexpm
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sixcolors:hexpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hex:hexpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sixcolors
Sixcolors hexpm
Hex
Hex hexpm
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sixcolors
Sixcolors hexpm
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sixcolors:hexpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sixcolors
Sixcolors hexpm
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset' module) allows Account Takeover. Password reset tokens generated via the "Reset your password" flow do not expire. When a user requests a password reset, Hex sends an email containing a reset link with a token. This token remains valid indefinitely until used. There is no time-based expiration enforced. If a user's historical emails are exposed through a data breach (e.g., a leaked mailbox archive), any unused password reset email contained in that dataset could be used by an attacker to reset the victim's password. The attacker does not need current access to the victim's email account, only access to a previously leaked copy of the reset email. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm/accounts/password_reset.ex and program routines 'Elixir.Hexpm.Accounts.PasswordReset':can_reset?/3. This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before bb0e42091995945deef10556f58d046a52eb7884.
Title Password Reset Tokens Do Not Expire
First Time appeared Hexpm
Hexpm hexpm
Weaknesses CWE-613
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hexpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hexpm
Hexpm hexpm
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
EEF
Published
Updated
Apr 21, 2026, 4:15 AM
Reserved
Jan 1, 2026, 3:46 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:18 AM