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CVE-2026-86688NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Session Fixation vulnerability in team-alembic ash_authentication allows an attacker who can plant a session identifier in a victim's browser to hold an authenticated session once that victim signs in.

AshAuthentication.Plug.Helpers.store_in_session/2 writes the authenticated subject into the existing session with Plug.Conn.put_session/3 and never calls Plug.Conn.configure_session(renew: true), so the identifier the visitor arrived with carries into their authenticated session. Every authentication event reaches this one function: the default success/4 injected by AshAuthentication.Phoenix.Controller.__using__/1, the AuthController emitted by mix ash_authentication_phoenix.install, and remember-me auto-login. AshAuthentication.Phoenix.Plug.store_in_session/2 is a defdelegate to it. Logout does not close the window either, because clear_session/2 ends with Plug.Conn.clear_session/1, which clears session contents but leaves the identifier intact, so a planted identifier survives a logout-then-login cycle.

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.
Severity Level
UNKNOWN
Published Date
Sep 17, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 18, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.41%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.4 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionActive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • team-alembic ash_authentication >= 0.2.0 and < 4.15.0
  • team-alembic ash_authentication >= 5.0.0-rc.0 and < 5.0.0-rc.14
  • team-alembic ash_authentication >= a939dde9b917c072cdf10c4b0913a9886a4b0231 and < *
Patched Versions
  • team-alembic ash_authentication 4.15.0
  • team-alembic ash_authentication 5.0.0-rc.14
  • team-alembic ash_authentication *
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