Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Ash Framework: Ash.Type.Module.cast_input/2 atom exhaustion via unchecked Module.concat allows BEAM VM crash
CVE-2026-34593
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.2
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.42%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-400 ↗CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ash-project | ash | < 3.22.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.423%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-03-30T17:15:52 |
| Published | 2026-04-02T17:42:26 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-03T13:04:09 |
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