github.com/graphql-go/graphql (GraphQL for Go) through 0.8.1 does not validate that a scalar variable value matches its declared type. The built-in coerceString and coerceBool functions (scalars.go) accept input whose type does not match the declared String, ID, or Boolean scalar instead of raising the request error that the GraphQL specification mandates. In some cases (but not any typical case of JSON sent to a website), a deeply nested value leads to an unrecoverable "fatal error: stack overflow" condition.
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Decode GraphQL variables with a deserializer that enforces a maximum nesting depth (Go's standard encoding/json does), which mitigates the stack-overflow condition. There is no library-level workaround for the type-confusion condition short of application-side validation of scalar arguments or a custom scalar; upgrading once a fix ships is the durable remedy.

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Description github.com/graphql-go/graphql (GraphQL for Go) through 0.8.1 does not validate that a scalar variable value matches its declared type. The built-in coerceString and coerceBool functions (scalars.go) accept input whose type does not match the declared String, ID, or Boolean scalar instead of raising the request error that the GraphQL specification mandates. In some cases (but not any typical case of JSON sent to a website), a deeply nested value leads to an unrecoverable "fatal error: stack overflow" condition.
First Time appeared Graphql-go Project
Graphql-go Project graphql-go
Weaknesses CWE-1287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:graphql-go_project:graphql-go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Graphql-go Project
Graphql-go Project graphql-go
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T19:22:26.133Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T17:55:04.047Z

Link: CVE-2026-80051

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T18:18:07.120

Modified: 2026-08-25T18:18:07.120

Link: CVE-2026-80051

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