Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service condition due to improper input validation when processing specially crafted JSON payloads in the protected branches API.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | >= 16.11, < 18.7.6; >= 18.8, < 18.8.6; >= 18.9, < 18.9.2 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/583718Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3452477Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed