GraphQL-core is a Python port of the GraphQL.js reference implementation. From 3.0.0 until 3.2.12 and 3.3.0rc1, the OverlappingFieldsCanBeMerged rule in specified_rules repeatedly compares fields that share response names and recursively re-compares flattened inline fragments during the validation phase. The prior named-fragment memoization does not cover this path, so nested repeated inline fragments can drive quadratic and worst-case O(n²·m²) CPU work before any resolver or AST-based depth or complexity control runs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can submit a shallow, highly compressible GraphQL query that pins a worker process and can saturate a multi-worker service. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.12 and 3.3.0rc1.
https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/security/advisories/GHSA-vj8h-fx38-h3vc
https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/v3.3.0rc1
https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/v3.2.12
https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/commit/29c2753a7ee30a96a4109e7c6add1a2dae0497d7
https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/commit/150e59814d97d12140be005a558c93188ef89198