Path traversal in AshAdmin file uploads via unsanitized client filename
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ash-project | ash_admin | 0.13.7 to before 1.3.1 | 1.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- ash_admin Vendorash-project Affected 0.13.7 to before 1.3.1 Fixed in 1.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ash-project:ash_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:ash-project:ash_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ash_admin (ash-project) Fixed in 1.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ash-project ash_admin 1.3.1
7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-54208 Stored XSS in AshAdmin relationship typeahead via unescaped label_field contentPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-57040 AshAdmin LiveView events intern atoms from client input, exhausting the atom table (node DoS)Priority HIGH 69
- TI-2026-53032 AshAdmin cookie reader matches names by substring, enabling actor/session shadowing from a sibling subdomainPriority HIGH 69
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82673
References
More ash-project vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56298 Query-complexity limit bypass via first/last pagination arguments in AshGraphql enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-52572 Unbounded atom creation from client-supplied RPC field names in AshTypescript field formatter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-26840 Ash Framework: Ash.Type.Module.cast_input/2 atom exhaustion via unchecked Module.concat allows BEAM VM crash CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-54252 EEx template evaluation of prompt content in AshAi enables remote code execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2026-54208 Stored XSS in AshAdmin relationship typeahead via unescaped label_field content CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-56295 Unhandled KeyError in AshGraphql relay node resolution crashes queries via an unknown type segment CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
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