# CVE-2026-1174: birkir prime GraphQL Alias graphql resource consumption

> Remote attackers can cause resource exhaustion in the birkir prime GraphQL library via alias manipulation, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79xr-h873-2v98

## What is CVE-2026-1174?

CVE-2026-1174 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in birkir prime, published on 19 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in birkir prime up to 0.4.0.beta.0. This affects an unknown function of the file /graphql of the component GraphQL Alias Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1174?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Birkir Prime.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-1174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1174 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1174 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in birkir prime

- [CVE-2026-1170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1170/): birkir prime GraphQL API graphql information disclosure (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-1171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1171/): birkir prime GraphQL Field graphql denial of service (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-1172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1172/): birkir prime GraphQL Directive graphql denial of service (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-1173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1173/): birkir prime GraphQL Array Based Query Batch graphql denial of service (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-1175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1175/): birkir prime GraphQL Directive graphql information exposure (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1174 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in birkir prime, published on 19 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1174 exists.

Affected product: birkir prime. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.