CVE-2026-118666: GraphQL Tools: Shared legacy executor routes one subscription's results to a different caller
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-118666 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in ardatan graphql-tools. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 28-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-11-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GraphQL Tools provides utilities for building, stitching, and mocking GraphQL schemas. Prior to version 1.1.36 of the GraphQL Tools legacy WebSocket executor package, buildWSLegacyExecutor in packages/executors/legacy-ws/src/index.ts reuses one WebSocket and replaces its single websocket.onmessage handler whenever a new overlapping subscription starts. The handler delivers LEGACY_WS.DATA frames to the newest observer without comparing data.id with the subscription operation id, so a caller using the same executor can receive another user's authorized subscription payload while the earlier caller's stream is starved. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.36 of the GraphQL Tools legacy WebSocket executor package.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard6 products
- gitlab-rails-ce-18.10All versions (No fix recorded)
- gitlab-rails-ce-18.9All versions (No fix recorded)
- gitlab-rails-ce-19.2All versions (No fix recorded)
- gitlab-rails-ce-19.4All versions (No fix recorded) | < 19.4.3-r8
- gitlab-rails-ce-19.5All versions (No fix recorded)
@graphql-tools2 products
- executor-legacy-ws< 1.1.36
- executor-legacy-ws< 1.1.36
Ardatan1 product
- graphql-tools< 9.0.36
3 vendors · 9 products
References
7 links- github.com/ardatan/graphql-tools/security/advisories/GHSA-mp66-8ww2-pcwmX Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisory
- github.com/ardatan/graphql-tools/commit/c2f226e6f68236be9e4a577f29faeaa92547458bX Refsource MISCWEBFIX