Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2026· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVE-2026-1662
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause Denial of Service by sending specially crafted requests to the Jira events endpoint.
AI Insight
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 14.4
- (no CPE)range: >=14.4, <18.7.5 || >=18.8, <18.8.5 || >=18.9, <18.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/3519694mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/588206mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.9.1, 18.8.5, 18.7.5GitLab Security Releases · Feb 25, 2026