CVE-2026-88952 Details
Description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in team-alembic AshAuthentication allows an attacker to be signed in as another user by linking an OAuth2 identity to an account that is not theirs. AshAuthentication.Strategy.OAuth2.UserResolver.resolve/3 matches an existing account using the register action's upsert_identity keys, then gates linking the incoming provider identity to it on email_trusted?/2, which reads only the provider's email_verified boolean and never compares the provider's email value with the matched account's email. That gate assumes the account was matched by its email field, so under any other upsert_identity it is vacuous and an attacker presenting their own verified email is attached to, and issued a session for, an account matched on some other attribute. The same unguarded gate applies in OAuth2.SignInPreparation on the registration_enabled? false path, where the account is matched by the sign-in action's read filter instead. The upsert also rewrites the matched account's email to the attacker's address, so later account recovery reaches the attacker rather than the owner. This issue affects ash_authentication: from 4.14.0 before 4.15.0 and from 5.0.0-rc.10 before 5.0.0-rc.14.
A vulnerability in AshAuthentication's OAuth2 sign-in strategy allows an attacker to impersonate another user by linking an OAuth2 identity to a different account. This issue arises because the authentication process does not properly verify email addresses. Instead, it relies on a provider's email verification claim, which can be manipulated. The vulnerability is present in AshAuthentication versions 4.14.0 prior to 4.15.0 and 5.0.0-rc.10 prior to 5.0.0-rc.14.
Users can upgrade to AshAuthentication versions 4.15.0 or 5.0.0-rc.14, but should also review and correct any email mismatches on linked accounts. For those using a non-email identity field, it's important to set the 'email_field' option to the correct attribute or disable the email verification trust.
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No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
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Assessed Sep 17, 2026CISA-ADP
Assessed Sep 17, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-88952.html | EEF | Advisory |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/2bd630eef8b7c8ae1e90e8fd43ba12fbc7e256ba | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/42edcd8ebb13fafbb168f12591d7518ce0611fec | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/64530644f9b37ebb76ca14aeb83a77597a0034b7 | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/738bf9f32f2aa0d1bb92ce9ca5c2476cb5710459 | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-wc6x-276q-jrf9 | EEF | AdvisoryRemedyVendor |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-88952 | EEF | Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-287 | Improper Authentication | EEF |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| team-alembic AshAuthentication | >= 4.14.0, <= 4.14.2 (semver) >= 5.0.0-rc.10, <= 5.0.0-rc.13 (semver) |
CPE
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Change History
2 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Sep 17, 2026 | New CVE Received | EEF |
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