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AIKIDO-2026-253365

ash_graphql is vulnerable to Denial of Service

Denial of ServiceCVE-2026-81636 Published Yesterday

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High Risk

This Affects:

ELIXIRash_graphql
0.16.23 - 1.10.1
Fixed in 1.11.0
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TL;DR

The AshGraphql.Graphql.Resolver.query_complexity/3 function only multiplies child complexity for offset pagination that uses a limit argument. Relay connections and keyset pagination use first/last arguments, which fall through to a catch-all clause returning child_complexity + 1. Deeply nested relay queries therefore report trivial complexity scores while executing very large database reads, bypassing Absinthe complexity limits and enabling denial of service. The fix extends complexity calculation to first/last pagination arguments.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range and you expose Relay connection or keyset pagination.

Background info

ash_graphql is vulnerable to Denial of Service in versions 0.16.23 - 1.10.1.

How to fix this

Upgrade the ash_graphql library to the patch version.

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