Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.8 before 19.1.7, 19.2 before 19.2.5, and 19.3 before 19.3.1 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service affecting background job processing, due to missing object count limits.
Affected products
gitlab: gitlab
References2
- docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-3-1-re… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/597273 Issue TrackingPermissions 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: 37 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-770
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