CVE-2026-8469: phenixdigital phoenix_storybook · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects phenixdigital phoenix_storybookSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 1.1.0 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.1.0, 96d524690af0fe197a49f60d18e564a620b9ef81
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade phoenix_storybook and phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook to 1.1.0; phoenix_storybook to 96d524690af0fe197a49f60d18e564a620b9ef81.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| phenixdigitalphoenix_storybook | Affected
| Fixed in
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| phenixdigitalphoenix_storybook | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexphenixdigital/phoenix_storybookpkg:hex/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybookOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexphoenix_storybookpkg:hex/phoenix_storybookOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:phenixdigital:phoenix_storybook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid exposing vulnerable versions of phoenix_storybook to untrusted users or inputs that could trigger atom table exhaustion.
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in phenixdigital phoenix_storybook allows unauthenticated denial-of-service via BEAM atom table exhaustion. Multiple LiveView event handlers convert user-supplied event parameter strings to atoms using String.to_atom/1 without validation: 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':handle_set_variation_assign/3 interns every key of the psb-assign params map; 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':handle_toggle_variation_assign/3 interns the "attr" value from psb-toggle events; 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':to_variation_id/2 interns elements of "variation_id"; and 'Elixir.PhoenixStorybook.ExtraAssignsHelpers':to_value/4 interns raw string values for attributes declared as :atom or :boolean. BEAM atoms are never garbage-collected, so each unique attacker-controlled string is a permanent allocation. Once the atom table ceiling (~1,048,576 atoms) is reached, the entire BEAM node aborts, taking down all applications running on it. This issue affects phoenix_storybook from 0.2.0 before 1.1.0.
References
- github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/security/advisories/GHSA-833p-95jq-929q (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-8469.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-8469 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/phenixdigital/phoenix_storybook/commit/96d524690af0fe197a49f60d18e564a620b9ef81 (opens in a new tab)