CVE-2026-77970

What it is

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in ash-project ash_paper_trail allows an attacker with read access to the generated version resource to recover sensitive values nested inside embedded resources, unions, or lists. sensitive_attributes :redact and :ignore only act on the tracked resource's top-level attributes. maybe_redact_changes/3 and the stored-action-input path in AshPaperTrail.Resource.Changes.CreateNewVersion derive the sensitive set from the resource's own attributes and never descend into embedded, union, or list values, so a non-sensitive attribute or action argument that holds an embed with a sensitive? field (for example an accepted credentials embed carrying a token) is written to the version table in cleartext. This issue affects ash_paper_trail: from 0.3.0 before 0.7.0.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-08-30 01:20 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-09-01 21:15 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-08-30 01:20 UTC

Last modified

2026-09-01 21:15 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-312

Record status

Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.9

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

Present

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None