Is CVE-2026-23985 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-23985 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-23985?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 30 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Apache Superset 1.5.0 through 5.0.0; all versions before 6.0.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-23985?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-23985 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-23985?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-23985: Apache Superset ReDoS in SQL Parser

CVE-2026-23985 · Severity: info · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-07-30

Apache Superset, a data visualization and exploration platform, is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. An authorized user can send a specially crafted database query containing long sequences of characters that causes the system's SQL parser to consume excessive CPU resources. This can lead to significant performance degradation or a complete service outage for all users.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-23985 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-23985 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-23985?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 30 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Apache Superset 1.5.0 through 5.0.0; all versions before 6.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-23985?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-23985 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-23985?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability (CWE-1333) exists in the `sql_parse.py` component of Apache Superset. The `SQL_REGEX` used for parsing SQL statements contains overlapping disjunctions with a common outer quantifier, leading to exponential backtracking when processing certain patterns. An authenticated attacker can trigger this by submitting a query with a long sequence of backslashes or repeated patterns to endpoints like `/api/v1/chart/data`. The issue is fixed in version 6.0.0; workarounds include implementing WAF rules to block long backslash sequences in the `queries.extras.where` parameter and applying strict rate limiting.

Affected products

Apache Superset 1.5.0 through 5.0.0; all versions before 6.0.0

Timeline

2026-07-30: disclosed
2026-07-30: advisory

References

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