CVE-2026-75508
Reported by GitHub_M · Published October 22, 2026
GraphQL-core is a Python port of the GraphQL.js reference implementation. From 3.2.3 until 3.2.12 and 3.3.0rc1, the parser's max_tokens limit in Parser.advance_lexer counts only non-comment tokens returned after Lexer.lookahead skips comments. Each skipped comment is still allocated as a Token and retained through token.next and token.prev, allowing a highly compressible comment-padded GraphQL document to pass a low token limit while consuming memory. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exhaust worker memory before AST-based depth or complexity controls run. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.12 and 3.3.0rc1.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| graphql-python | graphql-core | >= 3.2.3, < 3.2.12, >= 3.3.0a3, < 3.3.0rc1 |
| graphql-python | graphql-core | 3.2.3, 3.3.0a3 |
Timeline
- Aug 27, 2026 PoC Published
- Oct 22, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 22, 2026 PoC Published
- Oct 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2026 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/security/advisories/GHSA-r77w-qph3-7vf8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/commit/437dea102e92fdf05a2971ca76787c5a5bad875a x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/commit/80ef435a1808fbbcc4aaac63ae76771a1c91002d x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/v3.2.12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/v3.3.0rc1 x_refsource_MISC