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Retiring a release needs the same package owner permission as publishing one. An attacker who publishes a malicious release can retire the currently locked release, and the next mix deps.update that unlocks the package selects the new release regardless of its age. Hex.Registry.Cooldown.versions/2 checks the bypass by package name alone, so the bypass also covers packages with the same name in other repositories. Cooldown configured through an organization dependency policy is not affected.\n\nThis issue affects hex: from 2.5.0 before 2.5.2.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-12T15:31:58.926+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-16T17:38:34.235+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"hex","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"cpes\": [\n                        \"cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\"\n                    ],\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"modules\": [\n                        \"'Elixir.Hex.RemoteConverger'\",\n                        \"'Elixir.Hex.Registry.Cooldown'\"\n                    ],\n                    \"packageName\": \"hex\",\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:otp/hex?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex&vcs_url=repository_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex.git\",\n                    \"product\": \"hex\",\n                    \"programFiles\": 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