Answer in brief
CVE-2026-116871 records a High severity (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 Uncontrolled Recursion via Special:Ask. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWikigeneric | >=3.0.0 <7.3.1 | 7.3.1 |
Published upstream
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 27, 2026
Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in LegacyParser::getSubqueryDescription() that processes nested query tokens before depth limits apply. Unauthenticated attackers can submit deeply nested query elements to the action=ask API to consume substantial CPU and memory, tying up request workers.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.