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CVE-2026-44840

Dgraph Vulnerable to DQL Injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL Query

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.4, the checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks. Version 25.3.4 patches the issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.53%Unchanged since Jul 9, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Dgraph Vulnerable to DQL Injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL Query

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.4, the checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks. Version 25.3.4 patches the issue.

Record
CVE-2026-44840
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-943
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-42237 7.5

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.4, the checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks. Version 25.3.4 patches the issue.

Record
EUVD-2026-42237
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc 7.5

Dgraph Vulnerable to DQL Injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL Query

Summary

The checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks.

Details

Vulnerable Code Path

The vulnerability exists in the GraphQL-to-DQL query rewriting layer:

  1. query_rewriter.go (~line 364) — The checkpwd() DQL function is constructed using fmt.Sprintf:

    fmt.Sprintf(`checkpwd(User.password, "%s")`, password)

    The raw password string from the GraphQL query input is embedded directly into the DQL query without escaping double quotes or other special characters.

  2. graphquery.go — The constructed query attribute is serialized into the final DQL string via b.WriteString(query.Attr), passing the unsanitized content directly to the Dgraph query engine.

Attack Mechanism

A password value containing a double-quote (") terminates the string literal in the checkpwd() function. Any content after the escaped quote is parsed as additional DQL, allowing the attacker to inject arbitrary query blocks.

Distinction from CVE-2026-41328 and CVE-2026-41327

CVE-2026-41328 and CVE-2026-41327 address DQL injection in edgraph/server.go, where GraphQL mutation inputs (upsert/delete) are embedded unsafely into DQL mutations. Those fixes sanitize the mutation path.

This vulnerability is in a completely different code path — the GraphQL query rewriter (query_rewriter.go → graphquery.go). The checkUserPassword GraphQL query triggers a DQL query via checkpwd(), and this query construction was not covered by the patches for CVE-2026-41328/CVE-2026-41327.

PoC

curl -s -X POST http://TARGET:8080/graphql \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "query": "query { checkUserPassword(name: \"admin\", password: \"x\\\") { uid } injected(func: has(User.name)) { User.name User.email } dummy(func: eq(x, \\\"x\") { msg } }") { msg } }" }'

What to observe:

  • The touched_uids field in the extensions section of the response will be elevated (indicating the injected blocks executed)
  • Dgraph server logs (dgraph alpha output) will show the injected query blocks being parsed and executed
  • The response itself may be filtered by the GraphQL layer, but server-side execution is confirmed

Impact

  • Data enumeration: Injected query blocks execute server-side and can probe for the existence of predicates, types, and nodes via touched_uids metrics and server logs.
  • Schema discovery: An attacker can enumerate all predicates and types in the database by injecting schema {} blocks or has() queries.
  • Resource exhaustion: Expensive injected queries (recursive traversals, large aggregations) execute at the DQL layer, consuming server resources regardless of whether results are returned to the attacker.
  • Potential data disclosure: Depending on Dgraph configuration (e.g., debug mode, custom extensions), injected query results may leak into the response.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 High — AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Network-accessible via any GraphQL endpoint
  • No authentication required (checkUserPassword is an unauthenticated query)
  • Low attack complexity (single crafted HTTP request)
  • High confidentiality impact (server-side query execution confirmed, data enumeration possible)

Affected Versions

All versions of Dgraph that include GraphQL support with the @secret directive are affected:

  • <= v25.3.3
  • Any version where query_rewriter.go constructs checkpwd() via string interpolation

Suggested Fix

Escape or parameterize the password value before embedding it in the DQL query. At minimum, double-quote characters in the password must be escaped:

//…
Record
GHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-943
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.4, the checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks. Version 25.3.4 patches the issue.

Record
CVE-2026-44840
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-943
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Dgraph Vulnerable to DQL Injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL Query

Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Prior to version 25.3.4, the checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks. Version 25.3.4 patches the issue.

Record
CVE-2026-44840
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-943
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc 7.5

Dgraph Vulnerable to DQL Injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL Query

Summary

The checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to DQL (Dgraph Query Language) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd() query via fmt.Sprintf without any escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks.

Details

Vulnerable Code Path

The vulnerability exists in the GraphQL-to-DQL query rewriting layer:

  1. query_rewriter.go (~line 364) — The checkpwd() DQL function is constructed using fmt.Sprintf:

    fmt.Sprintf(`checkpwd(User.password, "%s")`, password)

    The raw password string from the GraphQL query input is embedded directly into the DQL query without escaping double quotes or other special characters.

  2. graphquery.go — The constructed query attribute is serialized into the final DQL string via b.WriteString(query.Attr), passing the unsanitized content directly to the Dgraph query engine.

Attack Mechanism

A password value containing a double-quote (") terminates the string literal in the checkpwd() function. Any content after the escaped quote is parsed as additional DQL, allowing the attacker to inject arbitrary query blocks.

Distinction from CVE-2026-41328 and CVE-2026-41327

CVE-2026-41328 and CVE-2026-41327 address DQL injection in edgraph/server.go, where GraphQL mutation inputs (upsert/delete) are embedded unsafely into DQL mutations. Those fixes sanitize the mutation path.

This vulnerability is in a completely different code path — the GraphQL query rewriter (query_rewriter.go → graphquery.go). The checkUserPassword GraphQL query triggers a DQL query via checkpwd(), and this query construction was not covered by the patches for CVE-2026-41328/CVE-2026-41327.

PoC

curl -s -X POST http://TARGET:8080/graphql \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "query": "query { checkUserPassword(name: \"admin\", password: \"x\\\") { uid } injected(func: has(User.name)) { User.name User.email } dummy(func: eq(x, \\\"x\") { msg } }") { msg } }" }'

What to observe:

  • The touched_uids field in the extensions section of the response will be elevated (indicating the injected blocks executed)
  • Dgraph server logs (dgraph alpha output) will show the injected query blocks being parsed and executed
  • The response itself may be filtered by the GraphQL layer, but server-side execution is confirmed

Impact

  • Data enumeration: Injected query blocks execute server-side and can probe for the existence of predicates, types, and nodes via touched_uids metrics and server logs.
  • Schema discovery: An attacker can enumerate all predicates and types in the database by injecting schema {} blocks or has() queries.
  • Resource exhaustion: Expensive injected queries (recursive traversals, large aggregations) execute at the DQL layer, consuming server resources regardless of whether results are returned to the attacker.
  • Potential data disclosure: Depending on Dgraph configuration (e.g., debug mode, custom extensions), injected query results may leak into the response.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 High — AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Network-accessible via any GraphQL endpoint
  • No authentication required (checkUserPassword is an unauthenticated query)
  • Low attack complexity (single crafted HTTP request)
  • High confidentiality impact (server-side query execution confirmed, data enumeration possible)

Affected Versions

All versions of Dgraph that include GraphQL support with the @secret directive are affected:

  • <= v25.3.3
  • Any version where query_rewriter.go constructs checkpwd() via string interpolation

Suggested Fix

Escape or parameterize the password value before embedding it in the DQL query. At minimum, double-quote characters in the password must be escaped:

//…
Record
GHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-943
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2026-5837 No score

DQL injection via checkUserPassword GraphQL query in github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph

The checkUserPassword GraphQL query in Dgraph is vulnerable to Dgraph Query Language (DQL) injection. User-supplied password values are interpolated directly into a DQL checkpwd query without escaping or parameterization. An attacker can inject a password containing a double-quote character to break out of the DQL string literal and append arbitrary DQL query blocks.

Record
GO-2026-5837
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 No score

Security update for govulncheck-vulndb

This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues:

  • Update to version 0.0.20260723T184607 2026-07-23T18:46:07Z (jsc#PED-11136).

Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:

  • GO-2026-4730 CVE-2026-33022 GHSA-cv4x-93xx-wgfj
  • GO-2026-4761 CVE-2026-33211 GHSA-j5q5-j9gm-2w5c
  • GO-2026-5102 CVE-2026-45021 GHSA-3vcp-chfh-f6r2
  • GO-2026-5272 CVE-2026-40938 GHSA-94jr-7pqp-xhcq
  • GO-2026-5486 CVE-2026-40924 GHSA-m2cx-gpqf-qf74
  • GO-2026-5542 CVE-2026-40090 GHSA-pj97-4p9w-gx3q
  • GO-2026-5630 CVE-2026-25542 GHSA-rmx9-2pp3-xhcr
  • GO-2026-5643 CVE-2026-40923 GHSA-rx35-6rhx-7858
  • GO-2026-5675 CVE-2026-41492 GHSA-vvf7-6rmr-m29q
  • GO-2026-5711 CVE-2026-40161 GHSA-wjxp-xrpv-xpff
  • GO-2026-5746 CVE-2026-41567 GHSA-x86f-5xw2-fm2r
  • GO-2026-5749 CVE-2026-41328 GHSA-x92x-px7w-4gx4
  • GO-2026-5837 CVE-2026-44840 GHSA-q2m9-6jp9-c6mc
  • GO-2026-5929 CVE-2026-44342 GHSA-26v7-h57m-gh9m
  • GO-2026-5930 CVE-2026-33655 GHSA-6qcr-qxgr-m7fv
  • GO-2026-5933 GHSA-3g4q-2f67-2gvh
  • GO-2026-5934 GHSA-59qp-cfj3-rp64
  • GO-2026-5935 GHSA-7856-g3gv-9wq8
  • GO-2026-5936 CVE-2026-53552 GHSA-26rh-24rg-j3vv
  • GO-2026-5937 CVE-2026-53508 GHSA-2jcc-mxv7-p3f9
  • GO-2026-5938 CVE-2026-53553 GHSA-4g5x-hcwm-82jw
  • GO-2026-5939 CVE-2026-10517 GHSA-698x-9w2p-7vvp
  • GO-2026-5940 CVE-2026-53572 GHSA-6w3m-4hhp-775q
  • GO-2026-5941 CVE-2026-53487 GHSA-gvhc-wv3v-7pf8
  • GO-2026-5942 CVE-2026-46600
  • GO-2026-5944 CVE-2026-50197 GHSA-659f-rgp5-w4wf
  • GO-2026-5945 CVE-2026-6815 GHSA-rmxx-v9rj-vpvg
  • GO-2026-5946 CVE-2026-52831 GHSA-v5px-423j-pf7p
  • GO-2026-5947 CVE-2026-53649 GHSA-xqhv-chqm-fhcc
  • GO-2026-5948 CVE-2026-50554 GHSA-588f-fvcv-xhvf
  • GO-2026-5949 CVE-2026-50553 GHSA-rqrh-8wpv-x7hh
  • GO-2026-5950 CVE-2026-53602 GHSA-339v-266x-79xr
  • GO-2026-5951 CVE-2026-10219 GHSA-6jm8-4fhr-5w64
  • GO-2026-5952 CVE-2026-49834 GHSA-9vcr-p3rj-q5q6
  • GO-2026-5953 CVE-2026-9094 GHSA-c9w5-qp6m-m395
  • GO-2026-5956 CVE-2026-55252 GHSA-h5g6-xmh4-hc37
  • GO-2026-5957 CVE-2026-54158 GHSA-5xfx-xj4h-5p7r
  • GO-2026-5958 CVE-2026-54068 GHSA-gcm7-57gf-953c
  • GO-2026-5959 CVE-2026-54072 GHSA-h29v-hj44-q8cv
  • GO-2026-5961 CVE-2026-54069 GHSA-hvr9-72v2-fff3
  • GO-2026-5962 CVE-2026-54088 GHSA-m93h-4hw7-5qcm
  • GO-2026-5963 CVE-2026-54067 GHSA-mvjr-vv3c-w4qv
  • GO-2026-5964 CVE-2026-54066 GHSA-p4m3-mgmm-c664
  • GO-2026-5965 CVE-2026-54070 GHSA-w7cg-whh7-xp28
  • GO-2026-5966 CVE-2026-54089 GHSA-xqp3-jq6g-x3qm
  • GO-2026-5967 CVE-2026-50551 GHSA-56mp-4f3v-fgj2
  • GO-2026-5968 CVE-2026-54174 GHSA-fpg8-7664-jc5q
  • GO-2026-5969 GHSA-g936-7jqj-mwv8
  • GO-2026-5970 CVE-2026-56852
  • GO-2026-5973 CVE-2026-54250 GHSA-jxr7-mqhw-9p98
  • GO-2026-5974 CVE-2026-44300 GHSA-wmj8-9953-vff5
  • GO-2026-5975 CVE-2026-50018 GHSA-42j2-w334-qxw7
  • GO-2026-5976 CVE-2026-50141 GHSA-g7mm-9vx7-jm7h
  • GO-2026-5977 CVE-2026-50013 GHSA-qrh4-p6v4-mrfg
  • GO-2026-5978 CVE-2026-50125 GHSA-qw5r-ppcg-f8rj
  • GO-2026-5979 CVE-2026-50006 GHSA-xrcf-6jh3-ggvx
  • GO-2026-5980 CVE-2026-50158 GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c
  • GO-2026-5981 GHSA-mqxv-9rm6-w8qc
  • GO-2026-5982 GHSA-pqg7-v6wh-3pfp
  • GO-2026-5984 CVE-2026-53604 GHSA-2p2f-px33-4vv5
  • GO-2026-5985 GHSA-7rx3-5wx3-5v76
  • GO-2026-5986 CVE-2026-61699 GHSA-cm26-5974-52h8
  • GO-2026-5987 CVE-2026-55513 GHSA-g4x6-jcvr-9m3g
  • GO-2026-5988 CVE-2026-54628 GHSA-hwrq-8wxh-q4xv
  • GO-2026-5989 CVE-2026-55512 GHSA-m3cx-mwpg-32jg
  • GO-2026-5990 CVE-2026-54629 GHSA-mf78-3rpf-r784
  • GO-2026-5991 CVE-2026-53603 GHSA-q4vm-pq3q-8wgq
  • GO-2026-5992 CVE-2026-61549 GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8
  • GO-2026-5996 CVE-2026-54450 GHSA-pph6-vfjv-vpjw
  • GO-2026-5997 CVE-2026-54452 GHSA-xgch-x3mx-cm3c
  • GO-2026-5998 CVE-2026-54495 GHSA-398h-7f66-3h4p
  • GO-2026-5999 CVE-2026-10814 GHSA-jh6h-v6mp-h22v
  • GO-2026-6002 CVE-2026-58196 GHSA-pr64-jmmf-jp54
  • GO-2026-6003 CVE-2026-53714 GHSA-22xc-xg2r-9j7v
  • GO-2026-6004 CVE-2026-52833 GHSA-3v79-m2cg-89ww
  • GO-2026-6005 CVE-2026-53715 GHSA-8fv2-88gg-hm7q
  • GO-2026-6006 CVE-2026-53716 GHSA-cxpq-8v7q-cg56 *…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25
Go
 through 25.3.3
25.3.4
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25
Go
 before 25.3.4
25.3.4
github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph
Go
 All versions None known
github.com/hypermodeinc/dgraph/v24
Go
 All versions None known
govulncheck-vulndb
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 1734 CVEs
 before 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubisaca0315/CVE-2026-44840-poc2026-09-17

History

History
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In short

CVE-2026-44840 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dgraph-io Dgraph, published June 29, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25 25.3.4.

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