# CVE-2026-82586: AshLua read operation aggregate bypasses the exposed-field allow-list, exposing private attributes

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.2.1
- Published: 2026-09-07 · Updated: 2026-09-08

## Affected

- ash\_lua: from 0.1.0, fixed in 0.2.1
- ash-project/ash\_lua: version range not reported

## Description

Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in ash-project ash_lua allows a user-supplied Lua script to read attributes that are not on the exposed-field allow-list. AshLua exposes Ash resources to Lua scripts, gated by a manifest declaring which fields are exposed. The read action's operation aggregate path in AshLua.Runtime took the field name straight from the Lua call and resolved it with only String.to_existing_atom and Ash.Query.Aggregate.new!, neither of which consults the exposed-field allow-list the normal fields path enforces. A script can therefore read the value of any attribute of any record the actor may read, including private sensitive?: true columns, via resource.read({ operation = {"list", "hashed_password"} }); min and max give a value oracle. Anyone able to submit or influence a Lua script can reach this. This issue affects ash_lua: from 0.1.0 before 0.2.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ash\_lua, ash-project/ash\_lua, upgrade to a fixed version (0.2.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ash-project/ash_lua/security/advisories/GHSA-37jv-wc37-fhcw
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-82586.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-82586
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash_lua/commit/c0dfcd9494766d548178c37df0bd01cff378e1c7

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