---
id: CVE-2026-88411
title: >-
  Improper error handling in the GRAPH.EFFECT component
  (/effects/effects_apply.c) of FalkorDB (Redis module) v4.20.1 leads to a
  Denial of Service (DoS) within the application.
summary: >-
  Improper error handling in the GRAPH.EFFECT component
  (/effects/effects_apply.c) of FalkorDB (Redis module) v4.20.1 leads to a
  Denial of Service (DoS) within the application.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-248
published: '2026-09-21'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:03.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88411'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/commit/17cb1f8f0'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/pull/2247'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00488
epssPercentile: 0.39422
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T15:00:36.568137Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-21T21:53:57.423Z'
---

## Overview

Improper error handling in the GRAPH.EFFECT component (/effects/effects_apply.c) of FalkorDB (Redis module) v4.20.1 leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) within the application.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.