# CVE-2026-82727: AshPhoenix Form.Auto leaks submitted params in an unknown \_union\_type error message

- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.25
- Published: 2026-08-31 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- ash\_phoenix: from 1.2.17, fixed in 2.3.25
- ash-project/ash\_phoenix: version range not reported

## Description

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in ash-project ash_phoenix writes the entire raw submitted param map into an exception message, so secrets submitted alongside a union form field leak into logs, crash reports and the dev error page. When AshPhoenix.Form.Auto builds a union sub-form and the submitted _union_type does not match a configured type, both raise sites built the message with inspect(params, pretty: true), embedding the full untrusted param map, and also inspected the internal union constraints[:types]. Because the message is constructed by the library rather than Phoenix's parameter logger, config :phoenix, :filter_parameters never redacts it. An attacker controls both the trigger and the contents: submitting %{"_union_type" => "nope", "password" => "..."} puts the password verbatim in the raised message. The fix reports only the offending _union_type and the valid type names, dropping the param and constraints dumps. This issue affects ash_phoenix: from 1.2.17 before 2.3.25.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ash\_phoenix, ash-project/ash\_phoenix, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.25) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ash-project/ash_phoenix/security/advisories/GHSA-5xf4-hgcq-xw7v
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-82727.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-82727
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash_phoenix/commit/0c1775c3cf8988f9abd10a8f92315afc5f06f16d

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