sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. Prior to 0.6.0, group_comments in sqlparse/engine/grouping.py repeatedly rescans comment-only statements before the MAX_GROUPING_TOKENS guard, causing quadratic CPU consumption through sqlparse.parse() and sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=True). This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.

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Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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No CVSS v3.0

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Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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andialbrecht sqlparse affected
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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f2ff-p2ww-7p4p sqlparse: Quadratic O(n²) DoS in group_comments
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https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/commit/ef2012a5eeb491e604dea2b00d516904a3830c87 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/security/advisories/GHSA-f2ff-p2ww-7p4p cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. Prior to 0.6.0, group_comments in sqlparse/engine/grouping.py repeatedly rescans comment-only statements before the MAX_GROUPING_TOKENS guard, causing quadratic CPU consumption through sqlparse.parse() and sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=True). This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.
Title sqlparse: Quadratic O(n²) DoS in group_comments
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T22:01:34.222Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T19:56:23.725Z

Link: CVE-2026-71491

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T22:00:15.893Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T18:18:12.120

Modified: 2026-08-17T22:17:26.670

Link: CVE-2026-71491

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Updated: 2026-08-17T18:30:04Z

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