CVE-2026-82749

Ash relationship parent(...) filter degrades to an IS NULL match when the parent field is unresolved, leaking scoped records

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2026 at 03:54 AM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 09:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAsh

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash widens a relationship's parent(...) scoping filter to match unintended records when the referenced parent field cannot be resolved. Loading a relationship whose filter references parent(...) resolves that expression against the parent record. resolve_parent_in_filter/3 (lib/ash/actions/read/relationships.ex) resolved an unresolvable parent reference (for example when the referenced field was not selected on the source query) to nil rather than failing. A scoping predicate such as org_id == parent(org_id) then becomes an IS NULL match, and a guard like is_nil(parent(org_id)) or org_id == parent(org_id) activates its unrestricted branch, so the relationship returns records the scope was meant to exclude. The fix fails the read with an error when a parent(...) reference cannot be resolved, instead of defaulting to nil. This issue affects ash: from 3.13.2 before 3.32.2.

Affected

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

90%
3.13.2 ≤ v < 3.32.20ddff26e6e6bc6d182e1af2f98b431575e5b41793.13.2
Vendor states this is fixed in e52dad2c39a35f6f043f7324d26e4f4e2551dfd2 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 3.32.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMEEF
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-863

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