CVE-2026-82673

Path traversal in AshAdmin file uploads via unsanitized client filename

HIGH
8.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2026 at 02:33 AM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 09:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAshAdmin

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Severity
HIGH8.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) vulnerability in ash-project ash_admin allows writing attacker-controlled bytes to arbitrary paths on the server. AshAdmin.Components.Resource.Form.consume_file_uploads/1 builds the destination as Path.join([tmp_dir, entry.client_name]) and writes it with File.cp!/2. entry.client_name is the browser-supplied filename and is not sanitized, and Path.join/1 does not normalize ... An upload named ../../../../var/www/app/priv/static/x.png therefore escapes the random temp directory and lands anywhere the BEAM user can write, enabling arbitrary file write and potentially remote code execution by overwriting application assets, configuration, or cron/ssh files. The only guard is an extension allowlist defaulting to :any that checks only the extension. The fix strips path components with Path.basename/1 before joining. This issue affects ash_admin: from 0.13.7 before 1.3.1.

Affected

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

0.13.7 ≤ v < 1.3.10.13.7e8f496b6a064ad67dc1cd30433e5921d2192d254
Vendor states this is fixed in 4bb41cb697f3d9be58462d727aed75aba76efc82 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 1.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

8.3HIGHEEF
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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