CVE-2026-42793
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
8.2
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Absinthe: Unbounded atom creation from parsed directive name
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| absinthe-graphql | absinthe | {"startExcluding":"1.5.0","endExcluding":"1.10.2"} | 1.10.2 |
References
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-42793.html
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/commit/dd842b938e3823f345c10416914ffab5d5536838
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/security/advisories/GHSA-qf4g-9fqq-mmm7
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-42793
- https://hex.pm/packages/absinthe
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42793
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf4g-9fqq-mmm7
CWEs
CWE-770
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.