# CVE-2026-84305: sqlparse: Reindentation of tuple lists causes near-cap quadratic CPU consumption

- Also known as: GHSA-CFQR-CJX5-5JCM, PYSEC-2026-3923
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.6.0
- Published: 2026-09-01 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- andialbrecht sqlparse: fixed in 0.6.0
- sqlparse (PyPI): fixed in 0.6.0

## Description

sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. Prior to 0.6.0, sqlparse.format(sql, reindent=True) and sqlformat --reindent route attacker-controlled parenthesized tuple lists through ReindentFilter._get_offset() in sqlparse/filters/reindent.py, where _flatten_up_to_token() repeatedly rebuilds and joins the statement prefix. Thousands of offset calculations walk an expanding token tree, producing quadratic CPU consumption for inputs that remain below MAX_GROUPING_TOKENS and causing request delays, reduced throughput, or worker starvation. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/security/advisories/GHSA-cfqr-cjx5-5jcm
- https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/commit/a51df6d9e2d31b44be9adb6bc8732517db6bf96b
- https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse/releases/tag/0.6.0

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