A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). Central does not limit the depth of GraphQL queries served on the authenticated GraphQL API. An authenticated user with a valid API token can send deeply nested queries that cause excessive resource consumption in Central, resulting in a denial of service for the management plane.
CVE-2026-9165
HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.7
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(high)
- EPSS
- 17.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 6, 2026
Last Modified
July 6, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat
2480505 – (CVE-2026-9165) CVE-2026-9165 stackrox: stackrox: Unbounded GraphQL query depth allows authenticated denial of service
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480505Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9165(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-06 20:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-06 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 08:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-06 08:51 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-9165?
CVE-2026-9165 is a high vulnerability published on July 6, 2026. A flaw was found in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). Central does not limit the depth of GraphQL queries served on the authenticated GraphQL API. An authenticated user with a valid API token can send deeply nested queries that cause excessive resource consumption in…
When was CVE-2026-9165 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9165 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9165 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9165 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9165?
CVE-2026-9165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9165?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9165, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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