CVE-2026-81636

HIGHPre-NVD 8.78.7
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in ash-project ash_graphql allows an unauthenticated client to bypass the configured GraphQL query-complexity limit and force an unbounded database read.

AshGraphql.Graphql.Resolver.query_complexity/3 multiplies child complexity by the requested page size only when the argument map contains :limit (offset pagination). Relay connections and keyset pagination use first and last, which never match that clause and fall through to the catch-all that returns child_complexity + 1. A nested relay query such as posts(first: 500) { edges { node { comments(first: 500) { ... } } } } therefore scores as trivially cheap while materializing the full fan-out, passing an Absinthe max_complexity cap that rejects the equivalent limit-based query. The fix adds first and last clauses clamped to the action's page size.

This issue affects ash_graphql: from 0.16.23 before 1.11.0.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EG Risk
70(Attend)
EG Risk 70/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 30, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github_commit Patch Available

commit c3229f6a65cb (ash-project/ash_graphql)

Patch available: ash-project/ash_graphql v1.11.0 (contains commit c3229f6a65cb)

https://github.com/ash-project/ash_graphql/commit/c3229f6a65cbabb32fd7ffcac881922d1b3b30ad
generic

OSV - Open Source Vulnerabilities

https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-81636
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Query-complexity bypass in `AshGraphql.Graphql.Resolver` in AshGraphql via first/last pagination arguments enables denial of service · Advisory · ash-project/ash_graphql · GitHub

https://github.com/ash-project/ash_graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-mwc4-r9fc-h6mg

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Hex(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ash_graphql0.16.23 ... 1.9.4 (128 versions)1.11.0

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81636?
CVE-2026-81636 is a high vulnerability published on August 30, 2026. Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in ash-project ash_graphql allows an unauthenticated client to bypass the configured GraphQL query-complexity limit and force an unbounded database read. AshGraphql.Graphql.Resolver.querycomplexity/3 multiplies child complexity by…
When was CVE-2026-81636 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81636 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 30, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81636 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81636 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81636?
CVE-2026-81636 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81636?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81636, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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