CVE-2026-2845 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

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MEDIUM

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Published Feb 25, 2026

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.46%

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service by exploiting a Bitbucket Server import endpoint via repeatedly sending large responses.

Affected products

Vendor GitLab Product GitLab Default
unaffected
- Version
  11.2
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <18.7.5
- Version
  18.8
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <18.8.5
- Version
  18.9
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <18.9.1

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

GitLab

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
11.2	affected	<18.7.5
18.8	affected	<18.8.5
18.9	affected	<18.9.1

Remediation

Vendor solution

Upgrade to versions 18.7.5, 18.8.5, 18.9.1 or above.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

References (3)

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/
Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-8742
Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/570554
Broken Link

Link	Providers	Tags
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/		Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-8742		Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/570554		Broken Link