Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service under certain conditions by exhausting server resources by making crafted requests to a discussions endpoint.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References3
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/22/patch-release-gitlab-18-11… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/511312 Broken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2915694 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 35 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-770
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