CVE-2026-23985EPSS p49.5%
CVE-2026-23985CVE-2026-23985
apache / superset
Description
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in Apache Superset versions 1.5.0 through 5.0.0. The vulnerability is located in the sql_parse.py component, specifically within the SQL_REGEX used for parsing SQL statements in the sqlparse library integration.
The affected regular expression contains overlapping disjunctions that share a common outer quantifier. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a maliciously crafted input string (specifically a long sequence of backslashes or similar characters) to endpoints that process SQL queries
This issue affects Apache Superset: before 6.0.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.0.0, which fixes the issue.
Workarounds:
● WAF Rules: Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block
requests containing excessively long sequences of backslashes or suspicious repeated
patterns in the queries.extras.where parameter.
● Rate Limiting: Ensure strict rate limiting is applied to the /api
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.65% probability of exploitation · percentile 49.5% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-08-05 |