CVE-2026-80051 (GCVE-0-2026-80051)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 17:55 – Updated: 2026-08-25 19:22
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Summary
github.com/graphql-go/graphql (GraphQL for Go) through 0.8.1 does not validate that a scalar variable value matches its declared type. The built-in coerceString and coerceBool functions (scalars.go) accept input whose type does not match the declared String, ID, or Boolean scalar instead of raising the request error that the GraphQL specification mandates. In some cases (but not any typical case of JSON sent to a website), a deeply nested value leads to an unrecoverable "fatal error: stack overflow" condition.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1287 - Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
graphql-go project graphql-go Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.8.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:graphql-go_project:graphql-go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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