DQL injection via unvalidated regexp filter arguments
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026
DQL injection in Dgraph Labs' Dgraph before 25.3.8 allows remote attackers to disclose nodes or expand mutation targets via crafted GraphQL filters. The maybeQuoteArg function in graphql/resolve/query_rewriter.go writes regexp filter strings verbatim into generated DQL without validating a single /pattern/flags literal. Query exploitation requires a regexp- or trigram-indexed String field and needs no authentication; mutations require user-level authentication and can broaden modification or deletion scope.
Summary
What happened
DQL injection in Dgraph Labs' Dgraph before 25.3.8 allows remote attackers to disclose nodes or expand mutation targets via crafted GraphQL filters. The maybeQuoteArg function in graphql/resolve/query_rewriter.go writes regexp filter strings verbatim into generated DQL without validating a single /pattern/flags literal. Query exploitation requires a regexp- or trigram-indexed String field and needs no authentication; mutations require user-level authentication and can broaden modification or deletion scope.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-63637
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Dgraph Labs
- Product
- Dgraph
- Classifications
- CWE-943, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 25.3.8
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