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GitLab CE/EE EUVDEUVD-2026-57396

| CVE-2026-7427 HIGH
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-08-12 GitLab GHSA-mrwr-f6g8-28q2
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (GitLab) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.9 MEDIUM

The vendor-assigned AC:L conflicts with 'certain conditions' language and SSVC Automatable:no, so AC:H better reflects realistic exploitation complexity; no C or I impact applies.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitLab).

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Analysis Updated
Aug 19, 2026 - 16:15 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Aug 19, 2026 - 16:07 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Aug 19, 2026 - 16:07 NVD
MEDIUM HIGH
CVSS changed
Aug 19, 2026 - 16:07 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM) 7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
Aug 12, 2026 - 19:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 12, 2026 - 18:49 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 12, 2026 - 18:06 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation.

AnalysisAI

Denial of service in GitLab CE/EE (versions 18.5 through pre-19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust server resources through improper input validation, rooted in CWE-770 (resource allocation without throttling limits). Exploitation is conditional - the description explicitly qualifies 'under certain conditions' - which is reinforced by SSVC classifying the attack as non-automatable despite a CVSS PR:N/AC:L rating. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify unpatched GitLab instance
Delivery
Confirm triggering conditions present
Exploit
Send crafted unauthenticated HTTP request
Execution
Trigger unbounded resource allocation
Persist
Exhaust server resources
Impact
Deny service to legitimate users

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation GitLab's advisory explicitly states exploitation is possible only 'under certain conditions,' though the specific triggering configuration or feature is not disclosed in the public advisory at time of analysis - the full details are visible in the referenced HackerOne report (#3638799) and GitLab work item #598561, both of which may be access-controlled. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.5 High score with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N suggests trivially exploitable, unauthenticated network-based denial of service - but multiple corroborating signals significantly temper this assessment. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated attacker identifies a GitLab instance running a vulnerable version (18.5 through pre-19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, or 19.2 before 19.2.2) that meets the undisclosed 'certain conditions.' Using the publicly available proof-of-concept from HackerOne report #3638799, the attacker submits a specially crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable endpoint, triggering unbounded resource consumption. With repeated or concurrent requests, the GitLab application process exhausts available memory or CPU, degrading or completely denying service to legitimate developers and CI/CD pipelines dependent on the instance.
Remediation Vendor-released patches are available: upgrade to GitLab 19.0.6, 19.1.4, or 19.2.2 depending on the currently deployed version stream. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all GitLab CE/EE instances and document versions running (affected versions: 18.5 through pre-19.0.6, 19.1 before 19.1.4, and 19.2 before 19.2.2). …

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