Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Ash applications using affected authorization policies may let a low-privileged user bypass intended access controls when a bypass-policy condition evaluates as true. Successful abuse could expose or alter sensitive application data. Availability impact is not identified. The issue is remotely reachable and low complexity according to CVSS 4.0.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority authorization defect. Promptly identify internet-facing or sensitive-data applications using affected Ash versions, then upgrade and test access controls. Escalate systems where bypass policies govern confidential records or privileged changes. There is no supplied evidence of active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2025-48044 is an incorrect-authorization flaw, CWE-863, in Ash policy expression handling, associated with lib/ash/policy/policy.ex and expression/2. It affects Ash versions from 3.6.3 through versions before 3.7.1. The supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 8.6, with network access, low complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely where an Elixir application runs Ash 3.6.3 to below 3.7.1 and relies on affected bypass-policy conditions for authorization. Actual risk depends on application policy configuration and protected resources. The bundle does not establish which deployments or downstream applications are affected.
Exploitation context
The source bundle provides no evidence of public exploitation or exploit availability, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. This does not prove exploitation is absent. The CVSS vector indicates a remote, low-privileged attacker could potentially trigger the flaw without user interaction.
Researcher notes
The affected interval is stated as 3.6.3 through versions before 3.7.1, while structured affected entries also reference a specific repository commit. Validate exposure using both the resolved package version and vendor advisory. The bundle attributes the flaw to policy expression handling but does not provide enough detail to characterize every vulnerable policy pattern.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Ash to version 3.7.1 or later according to the stated affected range.
- Review the vendor advisory before deployment for any release-specific requirements.
- Prioritize applications whose bypass policies protect sensitive reads or writes.
- Apply compensating authorization checks if an immediate upgrade is impossible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed Ash versions, including locked transitive dependencies.
- Identify authorization policies containing bypass conditions in affected applications.
- Confirm production resolves Ash 3.7.1 or later after remediation.
- Test that low-privileged users cannot access or modify protected resources.
- Review access logs for unexpected successful actions by low-privileged accounts.
Public sources used
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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.6 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——EEFVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/security/advisories/GHSA-pcxq-fjp3-r752CVE reference, EEF · vendor-advisory, related
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2025-48044.htmlCVE reference, EEF · related
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2025-48044CVE reference, EEF · related
- https://github.com/ash-project/ash/commit/8b83efa225f657bfc3656ad8ee8485f9b2de923dCVE reference, EEF · patch
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Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.