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CVE-2026-82723: CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in team-alembic ash_authentication

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-82723cvecve-2026-82723cwe-532
Published: 09/17/2026 (09/17/2026, 13:08:05 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: team-alembic
Product: ash_authentication

Description

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in team-alembic AshAuthentication allows disclosure of user password digests to readers of the audit store. The audit_log add-on builds each entry's extra_data in AshAuthentication.AddOn.AuditLog.Auditor.build_extra_data/4, which takes :actor from the action callback context verbatim. Any audited action invoked with actor: set to a user record therefore deposits that record, including its hashed_password attribute, into the audit entry. The same module already collapses the audited identity to an opaque string via AshAuthentication.user_to_subject/1 and filters params against the strategy's configured allow-list, so the actor is the only stored value that reaches the audit store unfiltered. Marking the attribute sensitive?: true does not help, because that redacts inspect/1 output rather than JSON encoding or raw-term storage. There is no attacker-controlled trigger and no network disclosure path: entries accumulate from ordinary authenticated activity, and an attacker's own requests deposit only their own digest. Exploitation requires independent read access to the audit store, such as database credentials, an audit role, a backup, or a log shipper, at which point the digests support offline password attack against every active account. Whether the material persists depends on the data layer, since raw-term stores keep it verbatim while a SQL store raises Protocol.UndefinedError and drops the entry unless the user resource derives Jason.Encoder. This issue affects ash_authentication: from 4.12.0 before 4.15.0 and from 5.0.0-rc.0 before 5.0.0-rc.2.

CVSS v4.0

Score 1.8low

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

Affected software

team-alembic

ash_authentication

Affected versions
>=4.12.0 <4.15.0>=5.0.0-rc.0 <5.0.0-rc.2

team-alembic

ash_authentication

ash_authentication
pkg:hex/ash_authentication
Affected versions
>=4.12.0 <4.15.0>=5.0.0-rc.0 <5.0.0-rc.2
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, 13:32:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability arises from the audit_log add-on in ash_authentication building audit entries that include the :actor field verbatim from the action callback context. When the actor is a user record, the entire record, including the hashed_password attribute, is stored in the audit log. Other audited identity fields are filtered or redacted, but the actor field is not, leading to sensitive information disclosure in the audit store. There is no direct attacker-controlled trigger or network disclosure vector; exploitation requires independent read access to the audit store, such as database credentials or audit roles. The persistence of this sensitive data depends on the data layer implementation. The vulnerability affects ash_authentication versions >=4.12.0 <4.15.0 and >=5.0.0-rc.0 <5.0.0-rc.2.

Potential Impact

If an attacker gains read access to the audit store, they can obtain hashed user passwords, enabling offline password attacks against all active accounts. However, there is no direct network-based exploitation or attacker-controlled input that triggers this vulnerability. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss of password digests stored in audit logs, which requires additional privileges to access.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the audit store to trusted personnel only. Avoid configuring audit actions with the actor set to full user records. Monitor vendor communications for updates or patches addressing this issue.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
EEF
Date Reserved
2026-08-31T00:59:08.960Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aabe86855bf5e2cf56c51c2

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

Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 13:32:15 UTC

Last updated: 09/18/2026, 00:53:18 UTC

Views: 9

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