CVE-2026-91039 Details
Description
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in team-alembic ash_authentication allows an attacker who operates one identity-provider connection of a dynamic_oidc strategy to be signed in as a local user established through a different connection. The strategy is meant to keep each connection in its own identity namespace by writing every UserIdentity row's strategy field as "<name>/<connection_id>", but that namespacing never takes effect. __connection_id__ is populated only on the ephemeral runtime struct built per request in dynamic_oidc/plug.ex, and DynamicOidc.IdentityChange.change/3 re-fetches the strategy from the compile-time DSL through Info.strategy_for_action, yielding the persisted struct whose __connection_id__ is its defstruct default of nil. OAuth2.identity_strategy_name/1 therefore falls back to the bare strategy name for both the identity write and the reads in oauth2/user_resolver.ex and oauth2/sign_in_preparation.ex. Since the identity resource's unique key is (uid, strategy), one row exists per sub across every connection, and the identity-match branch runs before any email check. Neither strategy handles iss, so nothing else distinguishes the issuers: OpenID Connect Core section 5.7 makes sub unique only within an issuer, so two connections numbering subjects independently share one subject space. This issue affects ash_authentication: from 5.0.0-rc.10 before 5.0.0-rc.14.
A vulnerability allowing authentication bypass by spoofing has been identified in the Team-Alembic Ash_Authentication library, specifically in versions 5.0.0-rc.10 prior to 5.0.0-rc.14. This issue arises within the 'dynamic_oidc' strategy, which is designed for multi-tenant single sign-on (SSO) by maintaining separate identity namespaces for different identity-provider connections. However, due to a flaw in how connection identities are managed, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a local user account by manipulating the 'sub' claim issued by an identity provider.
Users of the affected Ash_Authentication library should upgrade to version 5.0.0-rc.14 or later. After upgrading, it is crucial to relink 'UserIdentity' rows to the correct namespaced format, as the update process may have left some identities unlinked.
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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-2026-91039.html | EEF | Advisory |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/64530644f9b37ebb76ca14aeb83a77597a0034b7 | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/commit/73ad16e452670bbf843550a13361bd41e72ad964 | EEF | Source CodeVendor |
| https://github.com/team-alembic/ash_authentication/security/advisories/GHSA-73j9-m294-fvv9 | EEF | AdvisoryRemedyVendor |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-91039 | EEF | Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-290 | Authentication Bypass by Spoofing | EEF |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| team-alembic ash_authentication | >= 5.0.0-rc.10, < 5.0.0-rc.14 (semver) |
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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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