Vulnerability Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in ash-project ash allows an attacker to exhaust the memory of the node via a crafted keyset pagination cursor. Read actions with keyset pagination deserialize the client-supplied page[:after] or page[:before] cursor in decode_values/2 in lib/ash/page/keyset.ex, which base64-decodes the value and passes it to :erlang.binary_to_term/2 without bounding its size. The Erlang external term format supports zlib-compressed payloads, which the decoder inflates transparently, so a cursor of a few kilobytes can allocate tens of megabytes of heap in a single call. Ash itself only ever encodes cursors uncompressed, so the decoder accepts a term shape its encoder never produces. Concurrent requests aggregate these allocations and can terminate the node. This issue affects ash: from 1.17.0 before 3.31.1.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ash-Hq | Ash Framework | >= 1.17.0, < 3.31.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-69659.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/commit/1816b103af975221210478d61db20adcea7003Patch
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-j35q-v8h8-7mwqVendor AdvisoryPatch
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-69659Third Party AdvisoryPatch
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-j35q-v8h8-7mwqVendor AdvisoryPatch
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-69659?
CVE-2026-69659 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in ash-project ash allows an attacker to exhaust the memory of the node via a crafted keyset pagination cursor. Read actions with keyset pagination des...
How severe is CVE-2026-69659?
CVE-2026-69659 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-69659?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ash-Hq Ash Framework.