Lockfile checksums not verified in Hex allows dependency integrity bypass (hexpm hex)
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- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · centile 9 ()
- État
- PUBLISHED
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- Attribuée par
- EEF
- Statut NVD
- Analyzed
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Description
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in hexpm hex (Hex.RemoteConverger module) allows dependency integrity bypass via unverified lockfile checksums. Hex stores checksums for dependencies in the mix.lock file to ensure reproducible and integrity-checked builds. However, Hex.RemoteConverger.verify_resolved/2 never executes checksum verification because the lock data returned by Hex.Utils.lock/1 uses string-based dependency names, while the verification logic compares against atom-based names. This type mismatch causes the verification code path to be silently skipped. Checksums are still validated when packages are initially downloaded from the registry, but mismatches between the lockfile and resolved dependencies are not detected. An attacker who can influence cached packages (e.g., via local cache poisoning or a compromised registry) can provide modified dependency contents that will be accepted without detection. The mix.lock file is silently rewritten with the checksum values from the registry, erasing evidence of tampering. This issue affects hex: from 0.16.0 before 2.4.2.
Faiblesses (CWE)
- CWE-354 — Validation incorrecte d'une valeur de contrôle d'intégrité
- CWE-494 — Téléchargement de code sans contrôle d'intégrité
Références
Scores
| Version | Score | Vecteur | Évalué par |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | EEF |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 | NVD · 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Références européennes
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-26404
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-32148
Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)
cpe:2.3:a:hex:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 0.16.0 < 2.4.2
Produits affectés
| Produit | Versions |
|---|---|
| hexpm · hex | affected 0.16.0 < 2.4.2 |
| hexpm · hex | affected e01576f28c64af9fae6eb17e2dad30f6efcb303c < d7528c8199a1144511508bf3a6460026a5a14c8e |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |