CVE-2026-63421

Keystone: `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`

Published Aug 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Keystone is a content management system for Node.js. Prior to 6.5.3, the findMany resolver in packages/core/src/lib/core/queries/resolvers.ts compares the signed take argument directly with graphql.maxTake, allowing a remote unauthenticated GraphQL client to provide a negative take value whose magnitude exceeds the configured bound. The bypass also applies to relationship queries and can return more records than the developer intended, potentially exhausting service resources. This issue is fixed in version 6.5.3.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cqmq-8755-7xvh Keystone vulnerable to `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description Keystone is a content management system for Node.js. Prior to 6.5.3, the findMany resolver in packages/core/src/lib/core/queries/resolvers.ts compares the signed take argument directly with graphql.maxTake, allowing a remote unauthenticated GraphQL client to provide a negative take value whose magnitude exceeds the configured bound. The bypass also applies to relationship queries and can return more records than the developer intended, potentially exhausting service resources. This issue is fixed in version 6.5.3.
Title Keystone: `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-480
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
Aug 26, 2026, 5:39 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2026, 7:20 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 21, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 4:10 PM