CVE-2026-3988 (GCVE-0-2026-3988)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 16:33 – Updated: 2026-03-25 17:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.5 before 18.8.7, 18.9 before 18.9.3, and 18.10 before 18.10.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service by making the GitLab instance unresponsive due to improper input validation in GraphQL request processing.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-25 17:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items… | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3597342 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/25/patc… |
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