A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). Central does not limit the depth of GraphQL queries served on the authenticated GraphQL API. An authenticated user with a valid API token can send deeply nested queries that cause excessive resource consumption in Central, resulting in a denial of service for the management plane.
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Description A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). Central does not limit the depth of GraphQL queries served on the authenticated GraphQL API. An authenticated user with a valid API token can send deeply nested queries that cause excessive resource consumption in Central, resulting in a denial of service for the management plane.
Title Stackrox: stackrox: unbounded graphql query depth allows authenticated denial of service
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat advanced Cluster Security
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat advanced Cluster Security
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T08:46:22.139Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T12:54:16.202Z

Link: CVE-2026-9165

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