CVE-2026-78699 json
rename_tenant returns :ok on a failed rename, enabling cross-tenant access in AshPostgres
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EEF-CVE-2026-78699 , EUVD-2026-68265 , GHSA-6fqq-j9c4-5766
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in ash-project ash_postgres allows a user who can drive a tenant rename to a name that collides with an existing tenant's schema to have their tenant record repointed at that other tenant's live schema, gaining access to its data.
AshPostgres.MultiTenancy.rename_tenant/3 issues the ALTER SCHEMA ... RENAME TO ... with the non-raising Ecto.Adapters.SQL.query/2, discards its {:ok, _} | {:error, _} result, and unconditionally returns :ok. PostgreSQL rejects the rename when the target schema already exists (and on insufficient privilege or lock timeout), but that failure never reaches the caller. The calling manage_tenant update action therefore sees success and commits the tenant row with the new name, which is the schema of a different existing tenant, so subsequent reads and writes for that tenant run against the other tenant's data.
This issue affects ash_postgres: from 0.25.0 before 2.13.0.
Patch / fix
- hex ash_postgres 2.13.0
- ash-project ash_postgres 2.13.0
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/ash-project/ash_postgres/security/advisories/GHSA-6fqq-j9c4-5766 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| hex | ash_postgres | >=0.25.0, <2.13.0 |
2.13.0 |
Affected products
- ash-project ash_postgres
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
References
-
github.com
/ash-project/ash_postgres/commit/8544ab15fe45784553c2d2da8ee1a388eee0174b
patch
-
github.com
/ash-project/ash_postgres/security/advisories/GHSA-6fqq-j9c4-5766
vendor-advisory, related, exploit, advisory
-
cna.erlef.org
/cves/CVE-2026-78699.html
related, web
-
osv.dev
/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-78699
related
-
hex.pm
/packages/ash_postgres
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-78699
- NVD CVE-2026-78699
- OSV EEF-CVE-2026-78699
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-6fqq-j9c4-5766
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The maintainers of ash-project/ash_postgres published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.