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CVE-2026-78223: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in team-alembic ash_authentication

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-78223cvecve-2026-78223cwe-347
Published: 09/17/2026 (09/17/2026, 13:09:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: team-alembic
Product: ash_authentication

Description

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in team-alembic AshAuthentication allows a caller of the token revocation action to neutralise a revocation or write arbitrary rows into the token resource. AshAuthentication.TokenResource.RevokeTokenChange.change/3 reads the :token argument and decodes it with AshAuthentication.Jwt.peek/1, which delegates to Joken.peek_claims/1 and performs no signature check, unlike Jwt.verify/4. The jti, exp and sub claims it returns are written straight onto the revocation record, guarded only by byte_size(token) > 0. Because expires_at derives from the attacker-chosen exp, a forged copy of a genuine token that keeps the real jti but backdates exp yields a revocation row that is already expired: expunge_expired removes it and the genuine token passes revoked? again. Arbitrary jti and sub values can be inserted the same way. This issue affects ash_authentication: from 0.2.0 before 4.15.0 and from 5.0.0-rc.0 before 5.0.0-rc.14.

CVSS v4.0

Score 6.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

team-alembic

ash_authentication

Affected versions
>=0.2.0 <4.15.0>=5.0.0-rc.0 <5.0.0-rc.14

team-alembic

ash_authentication

ash_authentication
pkg:hex/ash_authentication
Affected versions
>=0.2.0 <4.15.0>=5.0.0-rc.0 <5.0.0-rc.14
GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
team-alembic/ash_authentication
pkg:github/team-alembic/ash_authentication
CPE configurations
cpe:2.3:a:team-alembic:ash_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/17/2026, 13:32:25 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability arises because the RevokeTokenChange.change/3 function decodes the token using AshAuthentication.Jwt.peek/1, which calls Joken.peek_claims/1 without verifying the token's cryptographic signature. This leads to acceptance of attacker-controlled claims such as jti, exp, and sub without validation. An attacker can forge a token that reuses a legitimate jti but backdates the exp claim, causing the revocation record to appear expired and be removed by expunge_expired. Consequently, the genuine token is no longer considered revoked. Arbitrary jti and sub values can also be inserted, potentially corrupting the token revocation data.

Potential Impact

An attacker can bypass token revocation mechanisms, allowing revoked tokens to remain valid. This undermines the security controls intended to invalidate tokens, potentially enabling unauthorized access or token misuse. Additionally, arbitrary data can be inserted into the token revocation resource, which may affect system integrity.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should avoid using affected versions or implement additional signature verification on tokens before processing revocation. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
EEF
Date Reserved
2026-09-11T18:30:01.328Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aabe86855bf5e2cf56c51bd

Added to database: 09/17/2026, 13:17:28 UTC

Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 13:32:25 UTC

Last updated: 09/18/2026, 00:14:52 UTC

Views: 10

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