Uncontrolled Recursion in GitLab
Published Mar 11, 2026
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted GraphQL requests due to uncontrolled recursion under certain circumstances.
Affected products
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- Version 18.9StatusaffectedConstraints<18.9.2
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 or above.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 11, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
Mar–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 0.02% (0.00020) | 5.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (3)
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586474 Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3483687 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/ | Release NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586474 | Broken Link | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3483687 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required |
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