CVE-2026-43967

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability in absinthe-graphql absinthe allows unauthenticated denial of service via quadratic fragment-name uniqueness validation. 'Elixir.Absinthe.Phase.Document.Validation.UniqueFragmentNames':run/2 iterates over all fragments and for each one calls duplicate?/2, which evaluates Enum.count(fragments, &(&1.name == name)) — a full linear scan of the fragment list. The result is O(N²) comparisons per document, where N is the number of fragment definitions supplied by the caller. Because input.fragments is built directly from the GraphQL query body, N is fully attacker-controlled. A minimum-size fragment definition is roughly 16 bytes, so a ~1 MB document carries ~60,000 fragments and forces ~3.6 × 10⁹ comparisons inside this single validation phase. No authentication, schema knowledge, or special configuration is required. This issue affects absinthe: from 1.2.0 before 1.10.2.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 May 2026, 14:14

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-43967.html - () https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-43967.html - Third Party Advisory, Patch
References () https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/commit/223600c520493dcaf95080af552c413099f92c9d - () https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/commit/223600c520493dcaf95080af552c413099f92c9d - Patch
References () https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/security/advisories/GHSA-9mhv-8h52-q7q2 - () https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/security/advisories/GHSA-9mhv-8h52-q7q2 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-43967 - () https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-43967 - Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Absinthe-graphql absinthe
Absinthe-graphql

08 May 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 16:16

Updated : 2026-05-22 14:14


NVD link : CVE-2026-43967

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43967

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43967


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Products Affected

absinthe-graphql

  • absinthe
CWE
CWE-407

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity