Private-package access via stale refreshed scopes
Published Aug 24, 2026 · Updated Aug 24, 2026
Insufficient session expiration in Hex.pm 2025-10-10 through 2026-08-23 allows remote authenticated users to retain private-package read access. The refresh grant rebuilds access tokens from stored explicit organization scopes without rechecking current membership. A valid refresh token and prior organization membership are required; after removal, CDN authorization from stale claims extends access for up to 30 days.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient session expiration in Hex.pm 2025-10-10 through 2026-08-23 allows remote authenticated users to retain private-package read access. The refresh grant rebuilds access tokens from stored explicit organization scopes without rechecking current membership. A valid refresh token and prior organization membership are required; after removal, CDN authorization from stale claims extends access for up to 30 days.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75554
- Published
- Aug 24, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- Vendor
- Hex.pm
- Product
- Hexpm
- Classifications
- CWE-613, T1550.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2025-10-10 <2026-08-24
- Affected versionversion=650faa03af511e74c1b3b49ec12d35666b6984c4 <50cffd206490c49c92d7b63c8505949682abedb0
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