CVE-2026-82747

Ash.Policy.Authorizer returns records denied by a runtime read policy to any actor

Published Sep 1, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash returns records that a runtime read policy denies to any actor.

When a resource has an access_type :runtime read policy (a check evaluated per record rather than compiled to a filter), Ash.Policy.Authorizer decides each record in check_result/1 (lib/ash/policy/authorizer/authorizer.ex) by discarding impossible policy scenarios and inspecting what remains. When every scenario for a record was impossible, meaning no policy can authorize it and it must be forbidden, the empty-scenario branch instead kept the record ({[record | data], authorizer, any_forbidden?}) and returned it as authorized. As a result, records the runtime read policy denies are returned to any actor. The fix forbids a record whose scenarios are all impossible.

This issue affects ash: from 3.4.44 before 3.32.2.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash returns records that a runtime read policy denies to any actor. When a resource has an access_type :runtime read policy (a check evaluated per record rather than compiled to a filter), Ash.Policy.Authorizer decides each record in check_result/1 (lib/ash/policy/authorizer/authorizer.ex) by discarding impossible policy scenarios and inspecting what remains. When every scenario for a record was impossible, meaning no policy can authorize it and it must be forbidden, the empty-scenario branch instead kept the record ({[record | data], authorizer, any_forbidden?}) and returned it as authorized. As a result, records the runtime read policy denies are returned to any actor. The fix forbids a record whose scenarios are all impossible. This issue affects ash: from 3.4.44 before 3.32.2.
Title Ash.Policy.Authorizer returns records denied by a runtime read policy to any actor
First Time appeared Ash-project
Ash-project ash
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ash-project:ash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ash-project
Ash-project ash
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
EEF
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2026, 12:36 PM
Reserved
Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 1, 2026, 5:17 AM
Modified
Sep 1, 2026, 9:15 PM