CVE-2026-1171
Birkir Prime ≤ 0.4.0
Raw vector
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2026-1171 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Birkir Prime. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 40th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-1171 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in birkir prime versions up to 0.4.0.beta.0. The flaw affects an unknown function within the /graphql file of the GraphQL Field Handler component. Manipulation of this function can trigger a denial of service, as classified under CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Denial of Service). The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L), indicating medium severity with low impact on availability but no effects on confidentiality or integrity.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with network access and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation leads to a denial-of-service condition, potentially disrupting service availability for affected instances of birkir prime.
Advisories from VulDB and the project's GitHub repository detail the issue, with an early report filed in birkir/prime issue #542. However, the project maintainers have not yet responded or issued patches, leaving affected versions unmitigated. No official vendor guidance on workarounds is available at this time.
An exploit for this vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and is available for use, increasing the risk of active exploitation against unpatched deployments.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-3198
Vulnerability Data
A flaw has been found in birkir prime up to 0.4.0.beta.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /graphql of the component GraphQL Field Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The attack may be launched…
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remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect resource releases after code is written.
Engineering principles can require explicit resource acquisition/release patterns that stop improper shutdown from being introduced.
Priority-based resource allocation limits the blast radius when released resources are not returned to the pool.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards for correct resource allocation and release.
Runtime monitoring can detect resource exhaustion caused by improper shutdown or release.
Lifecycle management of assets can encompass proper resource release at end-of-life or shutdown.
Capacity management helps surface leaks from unreleased resources but does not prevent the coding flaw.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Including restart, recovery and media-handling instructions reduces the likelihood that resources or sensitive data will be left in an exposed or improperly released state after a failure.