CVE-2026-119286

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

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GraphQL-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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mpqx-q82w-9x46 GraphQL-core has denial of service via memory leak in aborted validations
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Graphql-python
Graphql-python graphql-core
Vendors & Products Graphql-python
Graphql-python graphql-core
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Description GraphQL-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.
Title GraphQL-core: Denial of service via memory leak in aborted validations
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 3:58 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 6:50 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:37 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 29, 2026, 9:38 PM