Hex trusts its bundled CA certificates when cacerts_path is set (hexpm hex)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % Β· percentile 11 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- EEF
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in hexpm hex allows an attacker who can intercept HTTPS connections, and holds a certificate for a Hex host issued by a CA in Hex's bundled CA store, to impersonate that host to users who set cacerts_path to a CA store that leaves that CA out. cacerts_path (HEX_CACERTS_PATH) is documented as the path to the CA certificate store, used instead of the CA bundle that ships with Hex. Hex.HTTP.SSL.ssl_opts/1 passes the configured store as the cacerts option, but builds the partial_chain callback from the bundled store whether cacerts_path is set or not. Hex.HTTP.SSL.partial_chain/2 accepts a server chain when any certificate in it has the same public key as a bundled CA certificate, so a chain that leads to a bundled CA passes verification although the configured store doesn't contain that CA. Hostname verification still applies. This issue affects hex: from 0.20.2 before 2.5.2.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-295 β Improper Certificate Validation
References
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/security/advisories/GHSA-rw8q-hg7m-cxgr
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-103503.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-103503
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/c9b26a46928bfcd546773571e09c1d05f4cd9fb7
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/5f5a2136c7cf5991b6e8a30d645ca9f8e74b0785
- https://github.com/hexpm/hex/commit/6232a6498015e559743bec4f4fbec9138837cec8
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | EEF |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/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 | NVD Β· 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD Β· EUVD-2026-97497
- GCVE Β· GCVE-0-2026-103503
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| hexpm Β· hex | affected 0.20.2 < 2.5.2 |
| hexpm Β· hex | affected c9b26a46928bfcd546773571e09c1d05f4cd9fb7 < * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST β attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA β reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain β this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |