GHSA-CQMQ-8755-7XVH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-21 20:55 – Updated: 2026-08-21 20:55

Summary

Keystone vulnerable to `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`

Details

Summary

The value of graphql.maxTake can be bypassed by providing a negative input. This can be used to exceed the developer's intended graphql.maxTake value, allowing queries to return results in excess of the graphql.maxTake value set.

Impact

This affects any project relying on graphql.maxTake to bound the number of items returned per query.

Patches

This issue has been patched in @keystone-6/core version 6.5.3.

If you cannot patch, you can workaround this by restricting take input values in your GraphQL queries to the bounded value, or by blocking negative values.

Credit

This issue was found by Haxset's Security Scanner and validated by their team.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

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  "details": "# Summary\nThe value of `graphql.maxTake` can be bypassed by providing a negative input.\nThis can be used to exceed the developer\u0027s intended `graphql.maxTake` value, allowing queries to return results in excess of the `graphql.maxTake` value set.\n\n# Impact\nThis affects any project relying on `graphql.maxTake` to bound the number of items returned per query.\n\n# Patches\nThis issue has been patched in `@keystone-6/core` version `6.5.3`.\n\nIf you cannot patch, you can workaround this by restricting `take` input values in your GraphQL queries to the bounded value, or by blocking negative values.\n\n# Credit\nThis issue was found by [Haxset\u0027s](https://haxset.com) Security Scanner and validated by their team.",
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  "modified": "2026-08-21T20:55:11Z",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:55:11Z",
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  "summary": "Keystone vulnerable to `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`"
}

CVE-2026-63421 (GCVE-0-2026-63421)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 20:15 – Updated: 2026-08-26 17:39

Title

Keystone: `graphql.maxTake` bypass with negative `take`

Summary

Keystone is a content management system for Node.js. Prior to 6.5.3, the findMany resolver in packages/core/src/lib/core/queries/resolvers.ts compares the signed take argument directly with graphql.maxTake, allowing a remote unauthenticated GraphQL client to provide a negative take value whose magnitude exceeds the configured bound. The bypass also applies to relationship queries and can return more records than the developer intended, potentially exhausting service resources. This issue is fixed in version 6.5.3.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-26 17:39 UTC

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
CWE-480 - Use of Incorrect Operator

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/security/a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/9859	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/commit/9fb…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/releases/t…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
keystonejs	keystone	Affected: < 6.5.3

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