GraphQL-core: Denial of service via memory leak in aborted validations

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-119286
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-29 22:17:01 UTC
Updated2026-10-30 19:37:07 UTC
DescriptionGraphQL-core is a Python port of the GraphQL.js reference implementation. From 3.3.0a3 until 3.3.1, validate() reuses a module-level ValidationAbortedError when a document exceeds max_errors. Python appends frames to the reused exception's traceback on every raise, retaining each document, validation context, and error set for the process lifetime. An unauthenticated client can repeatedly submit a small document with more than 100 validation errors to cause unbounded memory growth before query execution, eventually exhausting worker memory without disclosing or modifying data. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.004210000 probability, percentile 0.364650000 (date 2026-10-30)

Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-401 | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | CWE-401 CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Graphql-python Graphql-core affected >= 3.3.0a3, < 3.3.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/pull/288 [email protected] github.com
github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/v3.3.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/issues/287 [email protected] github.com
github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/security/advisories/GHSA-mpqx-q82... [email protected] github.com
github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/commit/3c319fd9f4b8f6c9db41895205... [email protected] github.com
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