Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Priority LOW 29CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 12.8 to before 19.1.7; 19.2 to before 19.2.5; 19.3 to before 19.3.1 | 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 12.8 to before 19.1.7; 19.2 to before 19.2.5; 19.3 to before 19.3.1 Fixed in 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 12.8.0 to before 19.1.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 12.8.0 to before 19.1.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 19.2.0 to before 19.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 19.2.0 to before 19.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 19.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 19.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 12.8.0 to before 19.1.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 12.8.0 to before 19.1.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.2.0 to before 19.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.2.0 to before 19.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:19.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 19.1.7, 19.2.5, 19.3.1
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-15008 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in GitLabPriority LOW 38
- TI-2025-09984 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in GitLabPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-02620 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLabPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mxv-c89j-2494
References
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-77801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mxv-c89j-2494 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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