Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service due to improper input validation of JSON payloads.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 12.10 – < 18.8.9, 18.9 – < 18.9.5, 18.10 – < 18.10.3 | 18.8.9 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1010 GitLab CE/EE: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 7, 2026
References
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3487030 technical-description exploit permissions-required
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/586479
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/04/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-10-3-released/