CVE-2026-34593

Ash Framework: Ash.Type.Module.cast_input/2 atom exhaustion via unchecked Module.concat allows BEAM VM crash

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2026 at 05:42 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:20 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAsh FrameworkAsh

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.22.0
Affected range stops below 3.22.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
60%
v < 3.22.0
Affected range stops below 3.22.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-jjf9-w5vj-r6vp
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/ash-project/ash/releases/tag/v3.22.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-770

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