Findings

CVE-2026-40476

graphql-go is a Go implementation of GraphQL.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · updated Sep 14, 2026 · webonyx graphql-php

graphql-go is a Go implementation of GraphQL. In versions 15.31.4 and below, the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged validation rule performs O(n²) pairwise comparisons of fields sharing the same response name. An attacker can send a query with thousands of repeated identical fields, causing excessive CPU usage during validation before execution begins. This is not mitigated by existing QueryDepth or QueryComplexity rules. This issue has been fixed in version 15.31.5.

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  1. Apr 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    graphql-go is a Go implementation of GraphQL. In versions 15.31.4 and below, the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged validation rule performs O(n²) pairwise comparisons of fields sharing the same response name. An attacker can send a query with thousands of repeated identical fields, causing excessive CPU usage during validation before execution begins. This is not mitigated by existing QueryDepth or Que

  2. Sep 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    graphql-go is a Go implementation of GraphQL. In versions 15.31.4 and below, the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged validation rule performs O(n²) pairwise comparisons of fields sharing the same response name. An attacker can send a query with thousands of repeated identical fields, causing excessive CPU usage during validation before execution begins. This is not mitigated by existing QueryDepth or Que

Affected

  • cpe webonyx/graphql-phpversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40476

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40476

    graphql-go is a Go implementation of GraphQL. In versions 15.31.4 and below, the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged validation rule performs O(n²) pairwise comparisons of fields sharing the same response name. An attacker can send a query with thousands of repeated identical fields, ca

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-40476 · ZeroDay Findings